Re: The RAT coil.

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Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net> 

Hi Finn,

Hey, nice looking coil!

Got a question: On the "first light" photo, what's the light at the primary?
It's probably the spark gap shining up through the primary, but just in case
it was something else, I thought I'd ask.

Can't wait for more details whenever you get the time,
Bart

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Finn Hammer" <f-hammer-at-post5.tele.dk>
>
> Gang!
>
> I probably should have written a better destription of my new coil than
> the one following, but I just cannot hold it anymore, it had first light
> today at dusk, pictures were taken, and here they are:
>
> I wanted a small, sexy coil like Brent Turners, and along the way, I
> decided to make it a Realtime Adjustable Teslacoil (RAT) so these
> features were built into it. The tapping point is adjusteble while the
> coil runs, as well as the 3 electrodes for the SRSG. I had planned to
> make the coupling adjustable too, but this has to wait till later.
> Powersupply is 4 MOT`s in series, delivering enough power for the 4 feet
> of streamer that I wanted with this coil.
>
> http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/coilandme.jpg
>
> Setting the coil up requires a scope, and the fiberprobes that I built
> last year. I intended this coil as a testbed for all the theories that
> are passed around. One of these is that the electrodes have to be spaced
> irregularly if the bangsize should be equal, and this is again
> confirmed:
>
> http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/charging.jpg
>
> Does a coil like this make sparks as intended? Have a look below, just
> those 4.5 feet that it was designed for.
>
> http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/firstlight2.jpg
>
> I`l write up a page for this coil later, when I get the time.
>
> Cheers, Finn Hammer