Re: Overvolt solutions wanted

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

Hi Jim,

Maybe time to make a rotary gap ;-))  Or perhaps a triggered gap.  The
trigger gap electronics may be able to start your present gap too.  Maybe
you could "bump" your present gap somehow so the electrods move closer
together for a moment.

Cheers,

	Terry

At 07:54 PM 6/2/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>I think I have my 3 NST powered coil running at about peak output now
>but I do have one problem.
>The only way I can get it to breakout on its own with both torroids is
>to really open up the main gap to about .325 ish. The problem is that
>with it opened that wide I can only get it to jump the gap if I crank up
>the variac all the way and THEN plug it in. I am assuming this is
>causing a sudden surge to the NST's and that is enough to get it to jump
>the large gap. Once it goes, it keeps jumping, and baby look out!! I
>actually noticed myself backing off while watching it today and I was a
>good 15 feet away. It had to be throwing nearly four foot arcs wildly
>everywhere. It was quite a show really, but yet I am not too keen on the
>"plug it in and its crankin" technique.
>Any ideas on a solution to this?
>
>Thanks,
>Jim Layton
>http://www.jlproduction-dot-com/Tesla.html
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