Re: Spark gap verses streamer noise

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Original poster: "Crow Leader" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net> 

I played with a rotary gap and the noise the gap made went way down when the
coil was in tune. When tuned almost all the noise was from the streamers.
The whole coil makes a nice buzzing noise when operating, but still requires
earplugs.

When out of tune, the spark gap made awful amounts of racket.

KEN
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Subject: Re: Spark gap verses streamer noise


 > 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
 >
 >
 > >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > >Subject: Spark gap verses streamer noise
 > >Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:53:05 -0600
 > >
 > >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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