Re: Hmmmm...(was CDE 942c20p15k Group buy)

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Original poster: "Arpit Thomas" <arpit-at-inzo-dot-org> 

DUde! you could have used the magnets in them for a magnetic quenched spark 
gap!
I'm serous - everyone contemplating a magnetic quenched spark gap should 
look at old hard drives. They contain moderately sized neodymium boron 
magnets, which are strong, to say the least.

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On 17/05/2004 at 8:09 PM Tesla list wrote:

 >Original poster: "Christoph Bohr" <cb-at-luebke-lands.de>
 >
 >Hello Kreso.
 >
 >I don't want to seem unpolite and I am definitely not a pro but sometimes
 >you posts contain statements I find hard to understand.
 >Let me put it this way: some years ago we had a whole bunch of fun at work
 >trying what would happen if you rip a running
 >2GB Seagate Barracuda ( yes, the red hot running with the bearing problems
 >)
 >out of a scrap computer, out of the window in my office on the
 >second floor, out on the parking lot...
 >OK, this was complete nonsense but these disks where scrap and deserved
 >this
 >end ;-) ( and were available in dozends for free )
 >But when I hear about you last success melting down your secondary coil I
 >must admit I feel a little pain when I think of the precious equipment you
 >are risking.
 >Of course raw power can give you 3 feet discharges even in a pretty out of
 >tune situation, but you are risking your ( very neat ) PT and the
 >great maxwell caps Terry gave you for this great price...
 >As said, of course its your equipment but if you want to keep your caps
 >alive I feel you really should not repeat this destructive testings.
 >Once more, this is not meant offending, just a well meant advice.
 >
 >Sincerely
 >
 >Christoph Bohr
 >
 >----- Original Message -----
 >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 8:08 PM
 >Subject: Re: Hmmmm...(was CDE 942c20p15k Group buy)
 >
 >
 > > Original poster: Kreso Bukvic <kreso.bukvic-at-kc.htnet.hr>
 > >
 > > Yep Terry, all you MMC fans read this:
 > >
 > > Well i toke my PT, 4 inch secondary, no toroid, secondary was not
 >grounded
 > > and there was no ballast on the pt and no tunning. After letting the
 >power
 > > in :
 > >
 > > 90-100 Cm arcs hitting the walls, huge racing sparks on the secondary,
 > > primary to primary flashovers, secondary to pimary flashowers...
 >Secondary
 > > is now molten ball of plastic and copper :-).
 > >
 > > These maxweell sure give a good performance...
 > >
 > > I doubt 5 small capacitors in series would hold up on this, maybe 20-30
 > > should could.
 > >