Re: Kinky streamers ;)

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Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Steve,

I get loads of breakout without the point, but it is very sporadic and
random - the streamers raerly stay for more than one firing of the gap.

Best R,
Jason
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> Original poster: "S & J Young by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> Jason,
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> Get rid of the breakout point.  If you can't achieve breakout without the
> steel wire, then make a smaller toroid or increase the power or both.  I
> assume you meant your secondary was 4 x 20 inches, not feet!
>
> --Steve
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> Subject: Kinky streamers ;)
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> > Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>
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> > Hi all,
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> > Does anyone have any way to make the streamers less kinky on my coil???
I
> > want smoother writhing streamers as opposed to the spiky ones. I am
> running:
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> > 10/85 neon with 20nF of caps (near resonant)
> > 200 break rotary at 45 and 135 degrees, spacing 0.5mm
> > 4' by 20' winding, with a 12nF topload, and some stiff steel wire as a
> > breakout point.
> >
> > It is coupled very tightly, and tuned to within half a turns accuracy.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Jason
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