Re: Reduceing noise

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Subject: Re: Reduceing noise
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 00:01:52 -0500
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Subject:  Re: Reduceing noise
  Date:   Thu, 15 May 1997 09:04:39 -0500
  From:  David Huffman <huffman-at-FNAL.GOV>
    To:  Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>


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The first big coil I saw surprised the hell out of me. The spark gap
is quiet compared to what comes off the top. Am I right, am I wrong?
The gap certainly changes sound with coil tuning.
D.Huffman

> So. I would guess most of the noise comes from the spark gap.
> 
> Has anyone here ever tried to noise insulate it, while not
preventing it 
> from firing normally? How loud is a vacuum gap? I would think it
would 
> be silent. And how loud is the actual arcs leaving the top
terminal?
> 
> The other day I was playing around with capacitors and spark gaps.
The 
> noise was so loud I could here it outside nice and good volume with
the 
> window closed. I can imagine the noise I'm going to get from my
coil 
> after it is finished!!
> 
>