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Re: LTR cap BPS?

Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>


Gary:

With the 4/20 setup, which cap provided the best performance from your sec
coil?

Dr. Resonance

>
> The BPS of a static gap is whatever it "needs to be", determined by the
> gap width, cap size, and power supply.  Sorry to be so vague, but there
> is no specific target number, and it's not related to mains-resonance.
> Lower figures generally result from higher C values and/or higher
> voltages, resulting in greater bang sizes and better performance.  From
> a post I submitted last year:
>
> I just measured the BPS of my mini coil, using a partially-deshunted
> 4/20 NST.  Using a digital storage scope, I scoped the field coming off
> the secondary over a 400 msec interval with a scope probe hanging about
> 8 feet from the coil.  I tried 3 different cap sizes:
> Cap BPS
> .012uF 297 BPS
> .02uF 207 BPS
> .025uF 157 BPS
>
> Regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA
>
>  > Original poster: "Black Moon" <black_moons@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  > Hi, I was wondering, when using a LTR cap an a NST, is your break rate
>  > spost to be around 60? is the resonant action what causes it not to be
> 120+?
>
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