RE: another CRY for HELP!

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Original poster: "Mark W. Stolz" <mark_w_stolz@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Tim,

You should easily get more than 5-6" with a 12/60.

What is your total gap spacing?  Did you measure the capacitance or 
is that an estimate?

Mark Stolz
Pearland, TX
http://teslacoils4christ.org/


> Original poster: Timjroche@xxxxxxx
>
> hey all
>
> i built :
> sec: 3.3" x 20" 24 gauge
> pri: 13 turns .25" tube, .25" spacing, 20 degree frm turn 1 to 13
> topload: 18" x 4"
> S.S.G. : 9 copper tubes (4 shorts for 4 gaps total)sucker gap
> 12Kv/60mA NST
> 130uf PCF caps
> Cap: 2 1500mL wine bottles, 7 40 oz bottles.....total cap. size approx. .01uf
> Variac
>
> the best spark is 5-6" to gnd  and looks very "flybackish".....thin 
> and always 1 streamer...primary tap comes out to about 8.5 turns, 
> any where else there is nothing...the sec to pri distance is 1.5" 
> radius apart and sec is .5" above pri. first turn....any 
> thoughts....wih a 12Kv/60mA i should get a little more, eh? i don't 
> have a website,but got a digi.camara & can email picts....
> tim