Re: Safety Gap =

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Original poster: robert & june heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com> 

The safety gap is adjusted not to fire at normal voltages but to fire at
resonant voltages above the normal level to protect the NST from excess
voltage spikes. If you don't nead protection dont use your seat belt.
     Robert    H
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 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 21:24:41 -0700
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Re: Safety Gap =
 > Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Resent-Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 21:28:54 -0700
 >
 > Original poster: "Gary  Weaver" <gary350-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >
 > If you adjust the safety gap so it won't fire then it doesn't do anything so
 > why have it.  If you adjust the safety gap so it fires then it takes power
 > away from your coil and the discharge sparks get shorter don't want that
 > either.  A choke coil provides all the protection needed to protect the
 > transformer from feedback so the safety gaps are a waste of time.
 >
 > Gary Weaver
 >
 >
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 5:04 PM
 > Subject: Re: Safety Gap
 >
 >
 >> Original poster: Bart Anderson <classi6-at-classictesla-dot-com>
 >>
 >> Ok, I have to ask.
 >> Why did you stop using safety gaps?
 >>
 >> Take care,
 >> Bart
 >>
 >> Tesla list wrote:
 >>
 >>> Original poster: "Gary  Weaver" <gary350-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >>> Forget the safety gaps.  I tried them and decided they are a waste of
 > time
 >>> and effort.  I have not used a safety gap on any of my coils in probably
 > 4
 >>> years.  http://home.earthlink-dot-net/~gary350/tc10-4.jpg
 >>> Gary Weaver
 >>>
 >>>
 >>>
 >>> ----- Original Message -----
 >>> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >>> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >>> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 9:45 AM
 >>> Subject: RE: Safety Gap
 >>>
 >>>
 >>>> Original poster: "Luke" <Bluu-at-cox-dot-net>
 >>>>
 >>>> The gap I used was not for use as the safety gap.  I was just trying
 > to
 >>>> get an idea as to what spacing I did need for the gap.  I knew shape
 > had
 >>>> a little to do with it but didn't think that much.
 >>>>
 >>>> But for the sake of getting the feel of it, let me ask this.
 >>>>
 >>>> If I were to use
 >> .........
 >
 >