Re: Can anyone help ?

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Can anyone help ?
From: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 03:28:12 -0600
Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: Cabbott Sanders
> Bert said:
> 
>                                                             "At 20-25
> Joules/bang with a 0.16 uF cap, the rest of the system will need to be
> 
> quite robust to safely make use of this energy. If this is your first
>    coil, you might want to consider reducing the tank cap size a bit.
> 
>                                                           -- Bert --"
> 
>  Bert, this is my third coil to date. My secondary is 84" tall and 24"
>   wide, using Alkatel 200C #10 square Magwire. My primary will consist
>  of 1" or 2" copper (or other) house pipe. do you think this is robust
>                                        enough for 25 joules per bang?
> 
>                                                               cabbott

Cabbott,

Good! You'll need the previous experience. The secondary and proposed
primary should be OK - soft, 3/4" - 1" refrigeration tubing should be
quite adequate. You will need to beef up the rotary to use tungsten
electrodes (3/8" - 1/2") to keep spark erosion to a mangeable level at
these power levels. What are you planning to use for the tank cap and
the top terminal? 

-- Bert --