Re: DRSSTC thoughts...

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com> 

Hi All,

Gregory's right.  Us "Spark Forever!" members will still be comming up with
new designs for gaps, primaries and ect.  My newest coils have primaries
embedded in UHMWPE.  Just wish I had the time to tune it before the thon.

David E Weiss

 > Original poster: "Gregory Hunter" <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > HUGE CHOP!!!!
 >
 >  > I too must think
 >  > that the days of the
 >  > spark gap coil are numbered.  Not because there
 >  > "are" good SSTCs out there,
 >  > but because the will soon simply be the "best"
 >  > TCs...  Even "big" systems
 >  > are coming to speed fast!!  The record for a point
 >  > to point arc is 59 feet...
 >
 > I'm not picking on this particular comment. I've seen
 > numerous similar comments about the end of the spark
 > gap Tesla coil from a number of posters over the past
 > few months. So the SSTC is going to do away with the
 > old spark gap coils? You mean the way auto racing did
 > away with horse racing? The way the cell phone did
 > away with amateur radio? The way the gun did away with
 > archery? The latest SSTC work is really
 > amazing--nothing short of pioneering. But get a grip!
 >
 > Nuff Said,
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > =====
 > Gregory R. Hunter
 >
 > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg
 >
 >
 >
 >