Re: Tunning?? enhancements

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Original poster: "Gregory Hunter by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>

Hi Brian,

Spark gap behavior is arguably the single most
important variable in Tesla Coil performance.  I can
suggest a quick, cheap experiment.  Blow some air
through your gap.  Use a jet of air from an air
compressor, or the outlet side of a shop vac, or a
leaf blower with a small nozzle, or whatever, and
shoot some air through that thing.  If spark length
increases, you need a better quenching gap.

Cheers,

Greg
http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "raven0075 by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <raven0075-at-home-dot-com>
> 
> I have been able to get up to 1' streamers from a
> 4.5 diameter coil wrapped 930
> times 24awg at 21.5 inches.
> A primary of 10 wraps 1/4 copper. and a toroide
> about 13 or 14" across. 
> Power source is 12KV NST 30 MA.
> MMC = 24 1600 volt .0056 uf at 12 each on each in
> series set up in 2 banks
> parallel.
> with a fixed spark gap.
>  
> If I increase the teroide size and close the gap to
> 1/4 on the with between the
> primary turns and increase to 14 or 15 wraps of 3/16
> inch copper.
>  
> Will this increase performance? or have I tapped
> this system out with 1'
> streamers to a ground rod.
>  
> Or in general what is usually done to enhance the
> coil using the same power
> supply, and not changing the fixed spark gap?
>  
> Thanks
> Brian
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