RE: my coils not up to snuff

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Original poster: "Dwight Harm" <dwighth-at-traxsoft-dot-com> 

The first thing I'd try is improving the gap - blow some air across it, just
need a vacuum cleaner that has an exhaust port (or reversible), or (for
testing) even just a hair dryer.  A multi-gap setup, such as the "Richard
Quick" style, will quench more readily.

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 >Original poster: "Sam W." <HAZAA_69-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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 >----- Original Message -----
 >From: <mailto:HAZAA_69-at-hotmail-dot-com>Sam W.
 >To: <mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 >Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 3:08 PM
 >
 >I have a coil running on a 12/60 nst
 >4.5" x 30" secondary w/21 AWG magnet wire
 >Primary:8 turns of 10 AWG insulated wire
 >Spark gap is a single static with no pressurized air for quenching
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