Re: SUCCESSFUL FIRST LIGHT

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Original poster: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 1/13/04 7:23:42 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:


>Hello List,
>
>       Tonight I set up my new 23 AWG, 41 inch long, 4.5 inch OD coil. I
>have 15 kV at 90 ma as. input I have a bank of 10 geek group MMC capacitors
>with the recommended bleeder resisters. I used a variac to slowly raise the
>voltage. At 50 volts I was getting numerous small streamers. As i slowly
>cranked up the variac, the break rate increased. The streamer length also
>did. I turned up to 110V and was getting multiple streamers with an
>occasional 3+ foot streamer. I turned it up o 130 and the fuse blew. I then
>replaced it and did a few more test runs keeping it below 110v. Sorry my
>writing isn't very fluid; I'm very excited. I think these are pretty good
>results for a 15 year old :-D
>
>Jah Bless,
>Robert


Robert,

Congratulations!!  Your coil is working much better than the first coil 
that I built when I was your age.  Many years ago.

Ed Sonderman