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Re: Need help with spark Gaps
Subject: Re: Need help with spark Gaps
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 19:34:34 -0700
From: Skip Greiner <sgreiner-at-wwnet-dot-com>
Organization: Greiner, Ltd.
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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>
> Subject: Need help with spark Gaps
> Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 21:49:24 +1000
> From: Peter Electric <elekessy-at-macquarie.matra-dot-com.au>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>
> I have recently completed my first working coil and I wonder if some of
> you experienced coilers out there could give me some suggestions on a
> good gap to use.
>
> The coil is powered by 15Kv 60Ma (until I can scrounge some extra
> trannies) and it has .015uF roled poly and 15T (tapped at 8) on the
> primary and 3.5" by 21" secondary with a 20" by 10" toroid. At the
> moment I am using a airblast gap. I find this works well at about 25psi
> but the compressor runs out of air rapidly and its a bit of a hassle
> being tied to the air hose.
>
> I thought of building a rotary but some of the previous posts suggested
> that these were not good on Neon sign trannies. Does this reccomendation
> hold for synchronous gaps as well?
>
> Should I go for a multiple gap system (ala cylinder.txt) with a muffin
> fan, and if so, how many gaps should I use and how large?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peter E.
Hi Peter
I use only synchronous rotary gaps for all of my coils. I have never
blown up a neon or other current limited transformer. I work from 700w
to about 2000w so far and have had excellent success. There are a few of
us who use SRGs and get good results.
Good luck with whatever you do.
Skip