Re: First Light, well if you include the SG, additional info

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>

Hi Stan,

Something is wrong.  But not too wrong.  Could be the gap needs to be
rotated to a better place or the primary to secondary tuning is wrong.  I
would rotate teh gap in a few 10 degree steps to see the affect that has.

Cheers,

	Terry



At 12:36 PM 3/10/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>Terry,
>
>What can I derive from this:  Using a high tech instrument, a yard rake, I
>can draw 6-8" sparks from the toriod, but the toriod won't break out by
>itself.
>
>Stan
>
>>I would get a sharp pointed wire on put on top to indicate the spark energy
>>even if it is low.  That will help to tune things in.  I would turn up the
>>variac till the gap fires but no more till things get tuned.
>>
>>The phase of the sync gap is pretty important!  I would set it for the best
>>ouput from the wire first off.  Then play with the primary tap point.
>Things
>>should go well from there.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>        Terry
>>
>>
>