Re: SUCCESSFUL FIRST LIGHT

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


Stay excited but do all your tuning at 30-35% max on your variac until
everything is dialed in.  You can also experiment with raising your sec coil
in 1/2 inch increments to check for best coeff. of coupling.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo   WI   53913
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 9:00 AM
Subject: SUCCESSFUL FIRST LIGHT


 > Original poster: Robert Schiemann <bobbyrj3d-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > 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
 >
 >
 >