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Re: An Interesting Problem





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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 05:06:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: DamDeName-at-aol-dot-com
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: An Interesting Problem  

Hi Malcolm

     As a suggest --- place a fluorescent bulb in the room ----
if you are "storing" the energy in the system --- the bulb will tell.
      Tesla's resonators didn't break out ---- they processed power.
---- 
goferit
               Sandy



In a message dated 97-10-14 15:54:53 EDT, you write
 
 
 > 
 > 
 > Hello All,
 >             I've some up against an interesting conundrum that I 
 > expect others have struck at odd times (no, I haven't scoped it).
 > I recently fitted more top C to my largest coil, added a turn to the 
 > primary and removed about 20% of the primary capacitance to tune it 
 > back up. With the radius of curvature at the top it is now having 
 > trouble breaking out at the energy level the primary is running at
 > (around 2.7J). When it does, it throws a few hot ones, stops dead and 
 > either continues to burp in this fashion or needs to be switched off 
 > and on again at the wall to get the gap to fire again. The primary 
 > voltage is rather low, *but*, it does run reliably and steadily if I 
 > add a bump or small point to the terminal in which case it now throws 
 > a steady streamer (which waxes and wanes in length as usual).
 >     The question: if the gap can clearly fire at this setting, what 
 > is stopping it in its tracks when the thing does break out on 
 > occasions? Any answers?
 > 
 > Malcolm