Re: Dual 833A VTTC Success at 28" INCHES ! ! ! !

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>

Keep in mind that there is a 0.5 second shutter speed so the 4 main
streamers you see in the first picture are not simulatenously occurring.

Dan

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Subject: RE: Dual 833A VTTC Success at 28" INCHES ! ! ! !


 > Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
 >
 > Awesome!  Interesting that unlike disruptive coil streamers, both
connected
 > and unconnected streamers appear equally bright in your photos.
 >
 > Regards, Gary Lau
 > MA, USA
 >
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 > <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>
 >
 > Dual 833A VTTC in Action hitting the 28" mark!
 >
 > http://www.spacecatlighting-dot-com/images/vttc01_arcs08.jpg
 >
 > After another evening of finishing up my coil, adding my staccato
controller
 > to the circuit, I managed to get some good running with the thing.  At
only
 > 80% input voltage, the VTTC performed
 > extremely well consistently hitting a 28" aluminum foil target.  The
 > streamers were very swordlike and unlike anything I've seen before with my
 > other coils.  The MOT problem was discovered
 > to be due to overpower.  Using the stacatto controller at low duty cycles,
 > the average power was reduced to about 2kW and the MOT was only slightly
 > warm.  Whats curious is that any increase
 > of input voltage (to the MOT) past the 80% mark (about 100V) resulted in
 > less swordlike streamers which were shorter, but thicker in appearance.
Any
 > thoughts on this?
 >
 > Also, wanted to personally thank Steve Ward, John Freau, Ed Wingate, Dave
 > Sharpe and any others for their help with the design of this VTTC and the
 > Staccato Controller.  Also would like
 > to thank Bert Hickman and Jim Mora for providing me with some of the
 > important components of my design.  Thanks much!
 >
 > Additional Photos and Webpage with schematic and lots of construction
 > photos:
 >
 > View of dual 833A Coil
 > http://www.spacecatlighting-dot-com/images/vttc01_assembly14.jpg
 >
 > VTTC in action
 > http://www.spacecatlighting-dot-com/images/vttc01_arcs03.jpg
 >
 > VTTC Webpage
 > http://www.spacecatlighting-dot-com/teslacoil12.htm
 >
 > The Captain
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >