Re: synchronous vac gap!?!

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Original poster: "Brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg-at-webryders-dot-net>

Yep, its fun when you finally get her tuned just right. I added a bit more
cap and go without the 120 buzz. Its like sitting inside a power
station..gets the adrenalin flowing, watching those wandering streamers.
Glad to hear it! cul brian f.
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Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 11:23 PM
Subject: synchronous vac gap!?!


> Original poster: "Steven Ward by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
> Hi all,
>
> some bizaar news!  I was running my 15/120 coil with the Gary Lau sucker
gap
> (works awesome now!!) and some new CD caps.  The coil was constantly
getting
> 64" to the ground!  But more interesting, was the tone of the coil.  It
> sounded just like 120BPS.  And it sounded like this for several seconds
> (well the entire run)!  Im comparing it to a video clip of a SRSG coil
that
> specially said to note the perfect sounding opperation.  MY coil sounded
> PERFECT!!!  It would only be disturbed when the arcs hit the ground.  Very
> cool effect, and the acrs moved around slowly and beautifully like this,
> quite awesome.  I think that the gap was set at about .28".  Making it
> larger improved performance, but it lost that perfect pitch.  Im bringing
> this coil to the Wis. Teslathon, so hopefully i can reproduce these
results!
>   Anyone else ever have this?
>
> Steve Ward.
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