Re: Triggered gaps

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>


At 01:19 PM 21/10/01 -0600, you wrote:
>
>Original poster: "Kamil Kompa by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<tcmail-at-poczta.fm>
>
>Hi!
>
>Could You tell me when triggered gaps schould be used?  For what type of
>coils (power level)?  My coil is 2000VA, and I use RQ spark gap.  Should
>I think about making triggered gap?  Could my coil performance be better
>when I will use tgap?
>
>Kamil Kompa
>

Hi Kamil,

Based on my own findings switching from an RQ gap, which by the way I
tried triggering with some degree of success, but when I changed over
to a single triggered Vortex gap of Gary Lau's design, it made a BIG
difference in my coil's performance.  I get longer, thicker, and best
of all, multiple streamers and is it LOUD!!!  My coil is only half of
your coils power, so I'm sure you'd notice a difference...go for it!!


73, Weazle, VE3EAR/VE3WZL

Listening: 147.030+ and 442.075+
E-mail:    weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca
           or ve3ear-at-rac.ca
Web site:  http://www.hurontel.on.ca/~weazle