Re: nobody knows whos maggie at fla teslathon?

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Original poster: Mark Broker <mbroker-at-thegeekgroup-dot-org> 

Sundog,

Do you mean static gap LTR = ~1.5*Cres, or SRSG LTR ~ .83*Ixfmr/(BPS*Vxfmr)?

E-field shaping using more than one topload should help reduce the voltage 
stress on the lower part of the toroid causing fewer breakouts to occur 
from the lower half of the toroid.  This would decrease the occurances of 
primary strikes.  You may have to get a copy of E-tesla6 on 
hot-streamer-dot-com to get the Vstress grid - I haven't looked at the new 
JavaTC nor the FanTC apps to see if that is a possible output.  Of course 
YMMV....

Cheers!

Mark Broker
Chief Engineer, The Geek Group


On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 11:44:01 -0600, Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:

>Original poster: sundog <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net> Something to keep in mind,
>
>   is that we didn't intend this to be a magnifier.  It evolved that 
> way.  The original reason for it was to get the streamers away from the 
> base.  Strikes to the two HV feed lines would put big chunky spikes back 
> into the control system, plus strikes to the SRSG and primary aren't a 
> good thing.  Another reason for the setup, is to allow us to run such 
> massive tank caps without having only 1-2 primary turns.  The RMS current 
> in the LTR system is best described as gratuitous, and despite the 
> well-engineered capacitors, I wouldn't want them to fail.  Especially at 
> $40 each...