Re: Spark gap verses streamer noise

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Original poster: "Black Moon" <black_moons-at-hotmail-dot-com> 

sparkgap volume goes WAYYYYYY up as you go into tune, thats why you think 
its quite


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>Subject: Spark gap verses streamer noise
>Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:53:05 -0600
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>Original poster: "Mudford, Chris" <chris.mudford-at-agresearch.co.nz>
>
>Having replaced my 4 series copper pipe main gap for a two opposing
>tungsten cutting tip gap, both with fans running through them, the noise
>is absolutely ear shattering.  Yes wear ear plugs is a good suggestion,
>but, this is only a 6/30 system and is meant to be a table top coil.  I
>thought in previous discussions the majority of the noise came from the
>gap, however, it seems to be the streamers in my case.  This is evident
>in that when I put a too large top load and it goes out of tune the
>spark gap is the only thing firing and it is fairly quiet.
>
>Could there be something in my system that is out of whack and causing
>it to be soooo loud?  I am getting an estimated 3-4, 9" streamers as
>well as 7-8, 5" streamers.  The safety gaps aren't firing and there are
>no untoward sparks anywhere else.
>
>Cheers, Chris (NZ).
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