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First light, and a poor performance
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From: Mike Harrison [SMTP:wwl-at-netcomuk.co.uk]
Sent: Monday, August 24, 1998 7:39 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: First light, and a poor performance
On Sun, 23 Aug 1998 23:41:23 -0500, you wrote:
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>From: Steve Rodway [SMTP:Legion-at-legion-elec.demon.co.uk]
>Sent: Sunday, August 23, 1998 5:44 PM
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: First light, and a poor performance
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>Hi all,
> Just fired up my new TC for the first time tonight, and
>unfortunately the output fell somewhat short of what I was expecting,
>I'd be very grateful if anyone could make a few suggestions about how to
>improve it.
> The system specs are as follows.
> Power supply, 11 kV (rms) polepig with resistive ballast made of 4Kw
>of heating elements filter consists of 2x20mH inductors and a 1.7nF
>bypass cap. Main tank capacitor is 7.42nF and the primary coil is a 30
>degree inverse conical with 12 turns of 1 mm wire 7 mm apart.
This looks pretty thin for this power level- 6 or 8mm copper tube
would probably be better. RS do the 6mm stuff, but it's in the
pneumatics section of the catalogue, not plumbing
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