Re: Gets all "wimpy" seeks help still

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"

><jim-at-jlproduction-dot-com>
 
> Oddly enough it IS inside the coil form.


	This was much discussed on the list in the past.

> A few inches on either end anyway.


	My understanding (and expectation) would be to
	work on the top.  That's the 'HV' end, hence
	corona, hence losses and leakage.

> I wonder if a vent of some sort would help this


	It might.  I've pondered the desirability of a
	small fan (at the grounded end) blowing up
	end out, thru holes.  I suspect it might be
	better to rebuild with the connection outside.

	(At the typical secondary voltages, the commonly
	used wire is surrounded by huge corona, if
	invisible.  I've wondered if a top terminal mounted
	by a pipe, as large as possible, would be an
	improvement.  When the pros move A Mega Volt or
	so, its done on bundled conductors, 6-8" or
	better...  I Once saw a Serious RADAR telescope
	PSU (we are talking a One Room Size PSU, and a big room:
	HV bus was conduit.  not IN conduit: it WAS conduit:
	to minimize corona losses...))

> (if it is indeed my issue).


	Indeed, it might not be...


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com] 
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 5:47 PM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Gets all "wimpy" seeks help still
 
> Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

>>A change after running for a few seconds sounds like some sort of
>> thermal effect.  I noticed that a gentle breeze from a

>> "muffin" fan on a staticspark gap is all it took to greatly

>>improve performance.

>     Pardon if this has been mentioned, puter problems this end:
>      How is the topload (if any) wired to the top of the secondary?
 
>     Specifically, it is widely reported that if the wire

>	runs inside the coiled form accumulation of weakly

>	ionized gas inside can lead to high 'corona (like?)'

>	losses.

>     I have seen this exact effect: as the ionized gas

>	builds up, leakage goes
>     down the core, either as discharges/sparks or as

>	ongoing leakage....

>     best
>      dwp