Re: Tuning with toroid question

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

Try putting another 12/30 in parallel with your present one
and you will see an improvement. You coil is very similar
to mine and I added another NST , it makes BIG sparks
now.

allan

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Subject: Tuning with toroid question


> Original poster: "Patrick Leonard by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <transactoid-at-rogers-dot-com>
>
>
> I've finally been getting respectable sparks out of my TC.  When I use my
large
> toroid, about 22" x 4", I get numerous smaller sparks. When I put a
breakout
> point on, I get much larger (around 24") arcs.  What does the fact that I
need
> to use a breakout point say about how my TC is tuned?  By adjusting the
tuning
> point, should I not be able to make it so I get a SINGLE larger streamer
out of
> my toroid?
>
> Specs:
> secondary: 24" x 4" wound with 24  guage.
> primary: 15 turns of 1/4" copper tubing, spaced 1/4"
> RQ spark gap
> 12/30 NST
> Caps: string of 15 .22uF 1250v caps.
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Patrick
>
>
>