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Results of new single static gap
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From: Gary Lau 19-Aug-1998 0939 [SMTP:lau-at-hdecad.ENET.dec-dot-com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 1998 8:59 AM
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Results of new single static gap
From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com [SMTP:FutureT-at-aol-dot-com]
>> With this gap I have achieved a new personal best - 51". Previously I
>> had been using a 10 x .03" fan cooled RQ-style gap, achieving 42". Power
>> supply is 15kV/60 mA NST, 4.25" x 23" #22AWG secondary, two stacked
>> toroids- 4.5" x 15.5" plus 6" x 24". >snip
>> Gary Lau >>
>Gary,
>
>Nice results. Did you happen to observe the quenching and break
>rate compared with the old set-up?
>
>John Freau
Not yet, soon though. BTW, I erred in my description of my multi-gap.
It should have read 12 x .03" (not 10 x).
I readjusted my single gap to match the total gap of my multi-gap, 0.36".
This eliminated the startup problem, made me feel much safer, plus,
resulted in the identical 51" performance.
I want to go back to my 12x.03" gap and just make sure it still gives the
same 42" performance, then I'll take comparative quench measurements.
Then I want to build a new single gap that concentrates the airflow over
a smaller firing zone, just to see if single-gap quenching can be
improved with overwhelming airflow.
Gary Lau
Waltham, MA USA