Re: A couple cruddy coil pics

["Barton B. Anderson" <tesla123-at-xxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Mike,

Nice observation. I took another look at the image, saved it to disk, then
changed the gamma to 1.8. The rings were then clearly visible and kind of
tinted
blue? This is a similar design that Robert Stevens' has used. If I remember
correctly, these type of disks are used to increase surface creep distance
between top potential and ground along the secondary's length. But "cool" is
another likely candidate. It will be interesting to hear if the disks were used
to correct a problem.

Bart

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Mike Novak" <acmnovak-at-email.msn-dot-com>
>
> What's with the rings on the secondary? Do you need these or are they just
> there for looks? I was thinking of putting three HDPE rings on the secondary
> of my next coil, just because it looks cool :) What material are yours made
> of?
> -Mike
>
> > Original poster: "Rod & Patti" <rstapivic-at-cfl.rr-dot-com>
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > I tried the best I could to shoot with what I have.  I promise that
> > sometime this weekend we will fire up again and I will put all pictures
> > that I have, incuding the enire setup on the page.  But for now...
> >
> > http://home.cfl.rr-dot-com/stapivic/
> >
> >
> > Happy coiling!
> >
> > Rod & Patti
> >
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