Re: muffin fan and Richard quick cap

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



Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Beans45601-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> I have been looking for a muffin fan and yet to be able to find one. Does
> anyone know where I can get one?

What you're really looking for is a small fan that's cheap... performance
isn't critical.

Source #1: Dead PC... The power supply has a 12V muffin fan in it.  You'll
have to cobble up a 12V DC supply, though..
Source #2: Hardware store, get a bathroom ventilator fan (under $10).. 
Source #3: Electronic "surplus" places.. All Electronics has them
(http://www.allcorp-dot-com/), so would others..
Source #4: Small AC fan for "personal cooling", like you see people
clamping to their desks, etc.  Check 99c stores, K-mart, places like that.





 Also, I am in the process of building a
> Richard Quick Cap and I am thoroughly confused on what it is supposed to look
> like. Does anyone know of a website that has a picture of it?

Assuming you mean a RQ "GAP", as in spark gap.. It's a bunch of pipes
inside another pipe.....  Personally, I'd build the thing laid out flat on
a piece of plastic or something.  Easier to adjust the gaps, cool, clean,
etc...  Here's some "ASCII ART"

   O   O   O    O
---------------------

O is a piece of pipe
----------- is the piece of insulating whatever you glue/screw/attach the
pipes to.  Axes of the pipes are all parallel to each other. Make sure the
ends are smooth.  

Wrap this flat thing in a circle with the pipes on the inside and you have
a RQ gap.

> Thanks
> -Adam