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Re: LOW VOLUME



At 03:06 AM 12/07/1999 +0000, you wrote:
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>Hi Coilers:
>
>Is it just me, or has there been a marked decline in the volume of
>messages here on the SIG lately?  Maybe everyone's too busy with
>Christmas shopping!

In my case, it is the "real job" taking my time ;-)  The number of posts
per day ranges from a few to 60+ at times depending on all sorts of things...

>
>I'm well along with my second coil.  Four by sixteen secondary with
>an 11" x 4" toroid top load, 15 degree 1/4" tube saucer primary, 
>RQ multi-gap, mica cap, and two OBIT's for power.

That sounds good :-)

>
>I managed to fry one of the OBIT's setting the safety gaps, but I've
>got access to lots more.  Is 100 pF. across the safety gaps OK when
>using a pair of pancake chokes wound of # 22 on a 2" OD teflon form?

100pF should not hurt anything.  "I" am not a strong believer in chokes but...

Cheers,

	Terry 

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