A coil's temperment

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Original poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>


Hello Coilers,

The recent discussion about the effects of barometric pressure on the
streamer length, and possibly the overall operation, of a coil got me
to wondering about keeping a log about such things.

I've noticed that my coil has a totally different temperment depending
on the weather of the day.  On cool, dry days it sounds like a finely
tuned formula one racer, while on a more humid and/or hot day it can
be described as sounding like a top fuel dragster with a wee bit too
much nitromethane.

I'm planing to keep a log of my runs noting the temperature, humidity,
and barometric pressure (in in. of Hg.) along with the power level and
spark gap air volume.  Hopefully after a period of time I'll have data
that will shed some light on these "temperment changes" of my coil.

I'd be interested in hearing from other coilers who are doing the same
measurements and perhaps we can collaborate on our findings.

73, Weazle, VE3EAR/VE3WZL
G-1#1214

Listening: 147.030+ and 442.075+
E-mail:    weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca
           or ve3ear-at-rac.ca
Web site:  http://www.hurontel.on.ca/~weazle