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Re: 50 ma neon
Subject: Re: 50 ma neon
Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 19:01:44 Eastern Daylight Time
From: "Mad Coile{" <ts5815-at-devrycols.edu>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>Subject: Re: 50 ma neon
> Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 05:04:55 -0700 (PDT)
> From: gweaver <gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>
>
>At 11:02 PM 5/22/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>Subject: Re: 50 ma neon
>> Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 13:35:32 -0400 (EDT)
>> From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com
>> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>>
>>
>>>snip
>>>15K 50 ma on my TC for about 4 weeks. I turn on my TC every day
>>>when I get home from work and operate it for several minutes each day.
>>> 50 ma from a 30 ma neon is working fine.
>>
>>> Gary Weaver
>> >>
>>
>>What was output spark length before and after shunt removal? what was
>>input current draw before and after shunt removal?
>>
>>John Freau
>>
>
>With the HV leads connected across the amp meter I get 50 ma with the
>shunts
>removed. With all the shunts in place I get 30 ma. The input current
>on
>the primary is 6.50 with the shunts removed. The input voltage is 119.9
>volts.
>
>The output sparks were 8" and now they are 13". The TC is 4.5" dia x
>11.5"
>secondary coil wound with #24 wire. The primary is 8 turns of 1/4"
>copper
>spaced 1/4" between turns. Cap=.01 uf. Spark gap is 4 gaps .025 each.
>Toroid is 5 x 11 stainless steel. With a target for the arcs to strike
>I am
>getting 1 very hot blue white arc of 13" long. With no target I am
>getting
>several splitting streamers that appear to be about 13" long also purple
>in
>color.
>
>Gary Weaver
>
>
>
>
Gary, what is your 8 turn primary tapped at?