Re: Power Relay Group Purchase

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Tesla729-at-cs-dot-com>

In a message dated 8/4/02 10:20:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

<< > I would not apply full power instantaneously.
 
 A well built, tuned coil can take full power on. We've NEVER done it any
 other way (that's show biz!).
 
 Jeff Parisse
 kVA Effects
 www.teslacoil-dot-com
  >>

Hey all,

I suppose that is "show biz", but I have to agree with Ralph
for my personal coiling. I always turn on my RSG with the
voltage control variac to the pole pig turned all the way to
the minimum voltage. After the RSG motor has reached full 
speed, I then slowly ramp up the voltage to the pole pig till
the coil begins sparking and then fianlly turn it up to the de-
sired power level/ spark length. As a side note, I CAN turn 
the voltage control to the pig to a high setting and engage 
it at this level after the RSG has reached full speed, but "I"
like Ralph, prefer to slowly ramp up the voltage to the pig.
I only use a 50 amp circuit breaker as the main switch for
my coil system and though many would decry this as ina-
dequate, it has worked great for my purposes.

Sparkin' in Memphis,
David Rieben