Re:Re: B00ya! NSTs?

["Albert Hassick" <uncadoc-at-xxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Hi All.  I can only say that I meant that once you are hooked on coiling,
you are really hooked, nothing can save you when you get the first small
sparks to creep up off your coil!  Hey, why are you list members so testy
when it comes to capacitance?  Is the MMC the only way to get a better
coil? You want big sparks?  Get a bigger tranny, get better caps and most
of all, build a good spark gap, the spark gap is the true common
denominator of any Tesla system,  why all this talk of MMC caps?  or any
caps for that matter, I have fried MMC's, doorknobs, blown up salt water
caps and cracked the plate glass in flat caps and blown out my oil
immersed poly caps. Now are the caps the that only thing that will give a
big spark?  I think not!  There are many caps available to be built or
bought and they all cost money.  Even good MMC's cost some bucks and will
need a bleeder resistor bank and a suitable perfboard, solder, time etc.
But one thing I know for sure, I like all types of caps for Tesla
systems.  I like the MMC's too, but they are not a common cureall for
what ails your coil. You want big sparks?  Get hi voltage and moderate
current into your coil and then build a good spark gap. Then add
capacitance as needed for max spark.  Too much is mentioned of these
MMC's lately, they are not a cure all.  I do agree that the MMC's can be
a very reliable and indestructible source of capacitance as long as they
are rated above rms.  A good spark gap and well tuned and coupled primary
is the most efficient way to get your coil to produce big sparks.  How
many of you really take the time to couple your primary/secondary? And
most of all, you must rate your caps to withstand double the A/C voltage
that they will ever endure,including random peaks of voltage, if you do
that, then you will have a fantastic cap setup that will last and last
and will be capable of upgrading easily to a bigger higher powered
system.   I like my latest coil with the one and one half turn primary. 
That is true efficiency!     AL.

On Sun, 12 Nov 2000 14:23:11 -0700 "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
writes:
> Original poster: Megavolt121-at-aol-dot-com 
> 
> Mike
>     I disagree with Al in saying that you need more and bigger 
> trannyrs and 
> bigger and better everything. Sure those things will help get a 
> bigger spark, 
> but what you need to do now is to work on making your system more 
> efficient 
> and tuned properly. In my opinion, the only thing you should upgrade 
> in your 
> system right now are the capacitors and jump on the MMC bandwagon. 
> Those caps 
> last a long time, are small, light, very efficient, and a good bang 
> for the 
> buck. Once you have a new cap, I'm sure you'll see the sparks fly 
> even 
> longer/hotter than before, but before you get new caps, tuning you 
> system and 
> working out kinks will definately give you bigger sparks. Two years 
> ago when 
> i had first light, i got a good 40" spark using my 15/90 nst setup. 
> i messed 
> around with the sytem a bit and finally got the 48" spark before 
> saying MORE 
> POWER!... that was a fatal mistake because when i upgraded and added 
> more 
> power (15/180 bank of nsts), I started blowing caps, and then 
> blowing more 
> caps, and then frying a secondary. That was when I learned that more 
> power 
> isn't always the best.
> 
> good luck
> 
> -Alan
> 
> In a message dated 11/12/00 11:17:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
> tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
> 
> << Original poster: "Albert Hassick" <uncadoc-at-juno-dot-com> 
>  
>  Hi Michael.  You are now hooked!  You will now need to double up on
>  everything that you have at the very least!  You need more and 
> bigger
>  trannys, bigger cap banks, bigger and better everything!  But, you 
> know,
>  I think you did very,very well with your first coil.  I was lucky 
> to have
>  1 and 1/2 inch sparks from my first coil.  You may become the new
>  'sparkmeister' now that you are hooked on coiling!  I like the 
> Potato of
>  light!   AL.
>  
>  On Sun, 12 Nov 2000 09:18:15 -0700 "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>  writes:
>  > Original poster: "Michael Deegan" <mdeegan-at-mediaone-dot-net> 
>  > 
>  > ok, this evening i got my first coil to work. ran it off a 12 
> kv-30 
>  > ma
>  > trannie. 6 inch sparks... but with a 6" coil and a 24" toroid i 
> was
>  > expecting more. i had to ditch the toroid and go to a 
> potatoe-shaped 
>  > top
>  > load (which i affectionately dubbed potatoe of light). what 
> should i 
>  > do
>  > to increase my spark length???? more NSTs? what kind? oh ya nad i 
> 
>  > have a
>  > 6 pack-0-saltwater caps, 6 gap RQ style static.
>  > 
>  >  >>
> 
> 
>