Re: ARSG/cap/gap help

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Original poster: "WIZZARD . by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <pbobyk-at-hotmail-dot-com>


Hey CAPTAIN

I think your controller is really impressive. GREAT JOB!!

WIZZARD
Dwight, Ontario
Canada

>Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>
>
>My portable demo coil uses almost the same equipment.
>
>1.5kVA 14.4kV Potential Transformer
>ARSG Propellar Gap
>0.0257uF Capacitor
>
>The following link describes every detail of my coil.  It currently runs at
>about 3 to 3.5kW input power with 6-8 foot streamers.
>http://www.spacecatlighting-dot-com/teslacoil7.htm
>
>The next link below describes my ARSG propellar gap, which is based on Terry
>Blake's ARSG.
>http://www.spacecatlighting-dot-com/teslacoil9.htm
>
>If you are using the 14.4kV, 1.5kVA PT, then the 500ft roll of 12 AWG works
>perfectly as a ballast and limits input power to about 3 to 3.5kW which the
>potential transformer
>can easily do for short durations.  I run the ballast for up to 15 minutes
>at a time with no problems.  Although, I typically allow everything to cool
>a bit when running continous like
>that at 3 to 3.5kW.
>
>As for capacitor size.  For this set-up, 0.01uF to 0.03uF works the best.
>You'll vary the ARSG to get maximum spark length.  I wouldn't recommend
>going above 0.03uF for this
>set-up.  Also, be sure to be aware of your ARSG speed.  When using a variac
>to control ARSG speed and a variac to control input voltage to the
>transformer, you sometimes might
>get confused with everything that is going on and accidently turn the ARSG
>speed down when you really want to decrease the transformer voltage.  This
>can be very bad for the
>capacitors etc...
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>The Captain
>
>
>
> > I am in the process of building the "Terry blake ARSG gap". I will have a
> > 19,500 RPM motor on it, but, thats WAY too fast, so i will put a dimmer
> > switch on it (i was going to run the coil, and adjust it while it was
> > running to get the best output. Probally around 4000 rpm). I am running a
> > 14.4 KV 1.5KVA pt and i was planning to use 2 strings of 10 geek group
>caps
> > for a total of .03UF. Should i use more caps? And, is that rating for the
> > cap good?
> > Thanks
> > Adam
> >
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