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Re: Stealth Tesla Coil
Hi Terry,
Thanks for doing that experiment. I'm glad to hear that I
was wrong and that something can be done to improve gap operation. I
am now keen to try it on my work coil. The single gap on this coil
consists of 1/2" brass rods with W-C tips attached. Since the gap
sits well clear of the mounting blocks I could easily slip a toroidal
core over each rod. I'll try it and let you know how it goes.
Regards,
Malcolm
> Original Poster: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I finally was able to test my spark gap with the big ferrites beads I got
> from Digi-Key. Much to my surprise, they actually do seem to have a
> significant effect on the high frequency gap noise. They did not seem to
> do much for the ~40MHz signal, but the multi GHz signal seems like it was
> really attenuated!
>
> I have no real good way to know how this actually affects RFI and TV
> interference since I really didn't have a problem before (cable TV and all
> that) but I think this could possibly be a big help. Definitely worth
> looking into...
>
> I posted a long JPG graphic file at:
>
> www.peakpeak-dot-com/~terryf/tesla/misc/noise.jpg
>
> that shows the before and after scope pictures and the ferrites and gap
setup.
>
> One indication that this may really make a difference is that I have
> always used the initial spike pulse to trigger my scope. For the first
> time EVER, I had trouble getting the scope to sync with the ferrites in
place!
>
> I have contacted Richie off list about getting him some of these ferrite
> beads to try in his system...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Terry
>
>