Re: Capacitor Help (spark gap)

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Original poster: "MalcolmTesla" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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> Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>
>
> If your total gap is even close to 1/2", you're walking on thin ice.
> While the gap separation of a multi-cylinder gap isn't easily varied
> like in your 2 bolt gap, it must still be set by using more or less
> individual segments.  Just as with the bolt gap, the number of segments
> must be chosen so it just barely fires when just the NST is connected.
> Using more or wider gaps will no doubt improve performance, but at your
> NST's peril.
>
> Regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA

Gary, I just measured.  It's about 4 pennies or 1/4" wide gap.  I should be
OK.  I test fired it with only the NST and it reliably jumps the gap every
time.

Thanks
Malcolm



>  > Original poster: "MalcolmTesla" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  > Thank you for the suggestion.  The sum of my gaps was probably not
> more than
>  > 1/2" but I didn't measure it exactly.  I like the idea of going to
> even
>  > smaller gaps and spacing them over even more surface area.  I'm going
> to do
>  > that.
>  >
>  > Thanks
>  > Malcolm - KC
>
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