RE: What's going on?

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Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

At 11:55 AM 4/14/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Christopher 'CajunCoiler' Mayeux" <cajuncoiler-at-cox-dot-net>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 7:04 PM
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Re: What's going on?
> >
> > Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
> > Might be a problem with quenching (turn off time/duration).
> > Try using a portable air compressor and blast a stream of air through the
> > spark gap while the coil is running and see if the spark length improves.
> > It's best to tape/support the air nozzle and operate the on/off from a
> > distance from the coil to avoid getting zapped.
>
>I'd love to try that, but financing constraints prohibit.
>I may convert to a "sucker" gap, though, if I can find
>enough pieces-parts laying around... I've seen several
>models to build from, and they all look fairly simple
>... just gotta wait for parts.
>--
>Christopher 'CajunCoiler' Mayeux
>
>http://tesla.msbdatasystems-dot-com

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