Re: ~Coil Size

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Subject: Re: ~Coil Size
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Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 08:37:53 -0500
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From: 	Richard Smit[SMTP:esmit-at-ilink.nis.za]
Sent: 	Friday, September 05, 1997 7:02 AM
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Subject: 	Re: ~Coil Size

John Freau
What sort of cap do you use and what is it's dimensions and what is it made of.

Thanks in advance
Richard

>Sean,
>
>A properly designed system using a 15kV, 30ma neon sign
>transformer can easily give over 42" sparks.  I just tossed a
>15kV, 30ma trannie onto my coil today and the sparks repeatedly
>struck ground at 42" with strong arcs that were capable of going
>farther.  This coil's secondary is 6 1/2" by 24" long, wound with
># 28 magnet wire, primary is tapped at 34 turns and uses # 12
>pvc ins. wire.  Spark gap is sync-rotary, but static gap can come
>close in performance.  Toroid is 5" by 20" aluminum dryer duct.
>
>Neon trannies can be run in parallel, but not in series if they're
>the mid-point grounded type.
>
>John Freau
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