Re: And 6 feet in 2nd.

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• Subject: Re: And 6 feet in 2nd.
• From: "Bert Pool" <bertpool-at-ticnet-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 18:07:10 -0600
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Finn,
Instead of using braid as a breakout, place small "omega" shaped pieces of
aluminum tape on your toroid as breakouts.  You can start out with them
forming almost flat places and bow them out a bit ata a time, so that the
sparks tend to start at these spots.  This method was pioneered by Richard
Hull, and works very well.  By careful positional placement using four or
more of these tape breakouts, you can precisely control the direction of
your big sparks.
Bert Pool

[snip]

> I use a piece of copper braid flung over the toroid,
>and bent out 2" at equator, this means that the breakout is happening at
>the same spot. It would have been more spectacular if the breakout
>happenet erratically at different places, so that the whole volume of
>air around the toroid got energized. Not the whole time, but with
>streamers jumping to and fro. Is that possible?
>
>Coiler greetings from Denmark! Finn Hammer
>
>
>

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