Re: secondary wire diameter

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

Pretty coil.
Replace the "_" with space or "%20".

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: "Gerry  Reynolds"
> <gerryreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi Dmitry,
>
> Im currently at 2m sparks (80 inches) using a 8x36
> inch coil.  My
> topload is a 6x24 inch toroid which I think is too
> small for my power
> level (2KW with SRSG).  I get lot of strikes to the
> strike rail (4
> inches above the primary) and if I raise the toroid
> some, I get
> corona and arcs from the corona ring to strike rail.
>  I will try to
> lower the strike rail an inch or two, and I'm
> currently making a 8x32
> toroid that I hope can be raised further and still
> have it shield the
> corona ring.  If I can get the breakout to start
> further away from
> the center axis of the coil, I hope strikes to the
> strike rail will
> be less frequent.  Anyway, hope this gives you an
> idea.  You can view
> the coil in its earier configuation (last year
> running at an
> estimated 500watts wall power using two 15/30 NSTs
> with a static gap,
> computer simulations show a PF of about 0.5)  The
> coil part and top
> load are the same as I have today.
>
> http://www.hot-streamer.com/temp/The_coil.jpg
>
http://www.hot-streamer.com/temp/48_Inch_Streamers.jpg
>
http://www.hot-streamer.com/temp/59_Inch_Power_Arc.jpg
>
>
> Gerry R.
>
>
> >Original poster: "Dmitry (father dest)"
> <dest@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >Hello Gerry.
> >
> > > Original poster: "Gerry  Reynolds"
> <gerryreynolds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Hi Dmitry,
> >
> > > Congradulations on building your first coil.
> >
> >it`s building "on the paper", one year still
> remains until _start_ of
> >real building - don`t forget about this ;-)
> >
> > > Choose the height appropriately for the spark
> length you are planning on
> >
> >and what height do you consider acceptable for 2m
> sparks?
> >
> >
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