Re: can i break the record?

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

Hi Steve,

Check out:

http://www.powerlabs-dot-org/gmheicslr.htm

Cheers,

	Terry

At 12:11 AM 8/16/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>In 1998 Terry made an ignition coil produce 13.25" sparks 2 times(i think 
>this is correct).  Well i cannot beat the record since i dont use the same 
>ignition coil BUT i have successfully made four 10" sparks!!!  This is from 
>an old rusty ignition coil!!  Heres my setup:
>
>Its driven like a tesla coil.  Im using a rectified flyback transformer, to 
>charge a bank of caps.  I have 10 parallel .068uf 3000v GE caps.  So .68uf 
>at 3000v.  My spark gap is 2 nails about .5mm apart.  The coil needs more 
>oil submersion.  I only have it in a small cup of oil that is not enough.  
>All wires into and out of the cup are inside of thick vinyl tubing.  I have 
>the output running through a 12" length of tubing(the clear flexible stuff) 
>out the top of the oil cup, and still it can arc down that 12" plus about 
>another 6" to get to the primary wiring!!  Of course that is over a surface. 
>  But i have manage 10" so far through the air!!  Oh, the core of the coil 
>was removed, so it is an air core transformer, a tesla coil!!!
>
>This thing truely scares me.  Its really amazing!!  and this is from a used 
>no-name coil!  I want to video it before i gor for bigger sparks so i dont 
>ruin it before i have proof.  This thing could run from a battery!  ill 
>probably bring this to the teslathon.  I think it is awe inspiring.
>
>Steve Ward.
>
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