Re: OMG!!!! IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Original poster: "Brian" <ka1bbg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

well well, good for you. now a bit of tuning and messing will bring the
spark to length. cul brian f.
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Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 4:56 PM
Subject: OMG!!!! IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


> Original poster: "Steven Steele" <sbsteele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Adam,
>
> I DON'T BELEIVE IT!!!!!! IT ACTUALLY WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> Thanks you very much!
>
>
> I added a strike rail to it about 8" from it and it struck it!!!!!!!!!!!!
> Still no streamers but that may be because of the fact that it's still
light
> outside and the rail was so close.
> According to Dr. Resonance, I should get 22" sparks. I'm just worried
about
> flashover from the spot where I repaired the wire in the secondary. I've
got
> the insulation off some hv wire on the joint but im still worried. Oh
well.
> I'm sooooooo EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> IT ACTUALLY WORKED!!!!!!!
> THANK YOU SOO MUCH!!!!!!!!
> I'm gonna show the neighborhood kids tonight at 8:30.
> I think i'll move the strike rail a litle further, but should I move it
any
> further than the distance from the toroid to the spot that I repaired the
> wire?
>
> OOOOH! I just reallized someting!
> I forgot to blow air through the spark gap to quench it!
> It ought to perform much better when I blow air through it!
> I'm excited!
>
>
> By the way, do you happen to know a Mr. Googe from Maxwell High school?
Mr.
> George, my electronics teacher, wanted me to ask you.
>
> Thanks again!,
>
> Steven Steele
>
>
>