RE: Odd coil behavior

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Original poster: "Daniel Kline" <daniel_kline-at-med.unc.edu> 



 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 5:04 PM
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Re: Odd coil behavior
 >
 >
 > Original poster: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com
 >
 > In a message dated 10/7/03 3:44:34 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
 > tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
 >
 >
 > >Hi Everybody,
 > >
 > >My coil has been running for quite a while with no problems untill
 > >recently. I never changed anything so it's not something new that's the
 > >problem. The coil used to run moderately consistant the entire
 > time but now
 > >it will run great for a while, then fizzle out and give almost
 > nothing for
 > >several seconds, then pick back up for a little while, etc. I would think
 > >that this would be inefficient quenching that is causing this, but I
 > >haven't changed the spark gap for as long as it's been on the
 > coil. The gap
 > >is a RQ style with a vaccum on top that draws air through slits in the
 > >container and between the gaps. Any ideas on what's going on?
 > >
 > >
 > >-Chris
 >
 >
 > Chris,
 >
 > Take some steel wool or light sand paper and clean the copper
 > tubes of the
 > gap.  I guess it could be the caps or the transformer but I would start
 > with the gap.
 >
 > Ed Sonderman

Hey Ed,
Didn't you have this same problem a few years ago?
Dan K.