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Re: Safety gap - setting
Original poster: "resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Gradual dialup is always easier on your caps.
Dr. Resonance
I just finished rebuilding & resetting my safety gap, but I'm not
sure I got it right. Basically I set the gap so it just barely
wouldn't fire at full 130v variac setting. I tested the setting by
dialing the variac from 0v to 130v pretty much the way I would do it
if I were actually starting up the tesla coil.
My question is this. When I already had the variac set at 130v &
then hit the "on" switch, the safety gap would fire. This abrupt
powering up would fire the gap at settings that would not fire when
I gradually dialed up the voltage to max. To get the gap so it
wouldn't fire when I powered it up abruptly, it required a much wider setting.
Which of the 2 methods to test gap setting is correct - abrupt full
power or gradual dial up? Thx for any suggestions. Dennis Hopkinton MA