Re: First Light Pics (sort of)

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Cool pics,

My first impression is that your toroid it too high above the secondary to
prevent breakout from the top turn.

Also, it looks like there are racing arcs on the secondary suggesting too
much coupling.  Lower your primary some (or raise the secondary).  You may
want to fix this before the secondary is damaged.

Gerry R.


 > Original poster: "Jeremy Gassmann" <gmann-at-fuse-dot-net>
 >
 > List,
 >      Just wanted to send a link to a quick website that I built that shows
 > the pics from my first light.  Last Saturday, Greg (G from the geek
group),
 > my Dad, and I worked all day to get my coil finished that I started
 > building about 3 years ago.  In the pictures, I had to use Greg's cap
since
 > mine was getting glued up so that is why I say this is sort of my first
 > light!  I have 4 - 15 kV/ 30 mA NST's driving the system but one decided
to
 > die on me right in the beginning.  So the pics are with 3 NST's in the
 > system.  I think the grounded spark lengths were about 2 ft. long so there
 > is definite improvements that need to be made.  Any comments on the pics
 > are welcome!
 >
 > Jeremy Gassmann
 >
 > First light
 > pics:
 >
<http://home.fuse-dot-net/jcsgassmann/jcsgassman_Homepage.htm>http://home.fuse.n
et/jcsgassmann/jcsgassman_Homepage.htm
 > Homepage of coil:  jeremyee.tripod-dot-com
 >
 >
 >