Re: Problems with SRSG on TC

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Original poster: "Bernie Crews by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bern-at-flaccess-dot-com>

Hi All!

Incredible luck today!
I found a x-ray machine that is being trashed!

You wouldn't believe the coils, caps and hi voltage transformers, coils.
I swear that Tesla himself dropped it in my back yard.

Now if I don't get myself killed...........



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Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: Problems with SRSG on TC


 > Original poster: "Zagarus Rashkae by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <arbitrarily_random-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Hi Steve, All,
 >
 > I did modify the motor so that it was synchronous
 > without the disk, I don't know what it is with the
 > disk and electrodes. I am running at 240bps or 2
 > breaks per half cycle so I don't know why losing sync
 > would make the TC perform like that.
 >
 > I have 2 saftey gaps, one across the cap and one
 > across the transformer. The transformer one is in
 > parallel with the SRSG, so I think it's okay. Both
 > gaps are set to around 15-20kV.
 >
 > Regards,
 >
 > Chris
 >
 > --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >  > Original poster: "Steven Ward by way of Terry Fritz
 >  > <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > Did YOU make the motor synchronous?  Maybe its
 >  > loosing sync or just isnt
 >  > modified correctly (like its running a 3599 rpm
 >  > rather than 3600 rpm).
 >  > Though thats seems unlikely, i cant figure what else
 >  > would cause operation
 >  > to swing in and out like that.  Are you using safety
 >  > gaps? I hope so!  Im
 >  > also guessing you have tried to play with the
 >  > phasing?  But then again,
 >  > that should not make operation seem so strange.
 >  >
 >  > Steve Ward
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 >  > >Subject: Problems with SRSG on TC
 >  > >Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 20:10:26 -0600
 >  > >
 >  > >Original poster: "Zagarus Rashkae by way of Terry
 >  > Fritz
 >  > ><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 >  > <arbitrarily_random-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >  > >
 >  > >Hi all,
 >  > >
 >  > >I recently completed an SRSG that runs at 3600 RPM
 >  > >with a 1/4 inch by 7.5 inch dia Lexan disk, with 4
 >  > >stainless steel electrodes for 240BPS. I use a MOT
 >  > >stack running at about 2kVA and a 38nF cap.
 >  > Secondary
 >  > >is 1000 turns or so of 22AWG on 4 inch SCH 40 PVC.
 >  > >Toroid is 4 by 16. I don't know what is wrong with
 >  > my
 >  > >TC but it only sparks intermittently, and I think
 >  > this
 >  > >is due to my RSG. Any clue as to what causes this?
 >  > >
 >  > >The TC outputs 3 foot sparks at best, falling short
 >  > of
 >  > >the 3.5-4 feet that I got from an air blast single
 >  > >gap. It goes "zzzt..." and quits, then after
 >  > another
 >  > >20 seconds or so it goes "zzzz..." for about 5
 >  > >seconds, etc...
 >  > One thing that I never noticed before was that when
 >  > running at 3kVA or so the cap's saftey gap fired,
 >  > sounded like a gun firing many times per second.
 >  >
 >  > Thanks in advance,
 >  >
 >  > Chris
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >
 >