Re: Table-top mini coil contest update

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Original poster: "Steven Ward" <srward16-at-hotmail-dot-com> 

Extra cool!  Too bad i sold that mini coil to that colllege student for her 
project or else i would attempt to outdo.  Oh well, time to let someone 
else take over ;)  I had to push the variac to 140V to get i think 14.5" 
from my mini coil.  I think the fact that i had the target be a large 
metallic sphere helped the spark lenght.  It always made the best sparks to 
large targets ;)  Looks like youve figured that out as well!

Steve Ward


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Table-top mini coil contest update
>Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:35:34 -0600
>
>Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau-at-hp-dot-com>
>
>I'm proud to announce that I have taken the #1 spot in the mini coil
>competition!
>
>Last month, Dan Mccauley and I brought our minicoils to the RATCBA
>Teslathon.  While I had been seeing about a 12" max streamer at home (1"
>shy of Steve Wards 13" record), I found that using Ed Wingate's chicken
>wire covered Cage of Death (faraday cage) as a target, I was able to
>achieve 14.5" strikes to the cage.  Dan achieved 13" strikes, tying
>Steve's previous record.
>
>I finally put together a chicken wire target at home and have been able
>to reproduce 14" strikes, so I'll claim that as my record.
>
>Since my initial entry, I have changed my tank cap to .025uF, and have
>increased my toroid size to 3.5" x 10.75".  But most important seems to
>be using a chicken wire target, and using a 1/2" brass ball on my top
>load breakout point.
>
>The minicoil web page has been updated, see
>http://www.laushaus-dot-com/tesla/minicoilcontest/index.htm
>
>My coil details may be seen at
>http://www.laushaus-dot-com/tesla/minicoil.htm
>
>Regards, Gary Lau
>MA, USA