Re: finally done, need confirm.

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Original poster: "J. Aaron Holmes" <jaholmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Congratulations!  We look forward to hearing how it
goes.

I have only one suggestion:  Go with fewer and larger
gaps in your spark gap if possible.  I have no faith
in quenching with 0.5mm spacing.  Give yourself a few
mms and add some air flow.  The air outlet of a Shop
Vac does nicely.  Maybe even a hair dryer.  Low
voltage, high power, static spark gap, and good
quenching generally aren't properties of the same
coil, unfortunately!  I've had decent performance with
an air-quenched static gap at 1.5-2kVA however, and if
I can do it, anybody can ;-)  Some folks have used
even higher powers with static gaps, but generally at
higher voltages.  You may find that the way to get the
most out of your four-stack of MOTs it to build a
rotary spark gap.  Googling should turn up quite a few
recipes suitable for your power level that aren't that
hard to build.

Regards,
Aaron, N7OE


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

> Original poster: "Langer Giv'r"
> <transworldsnowboarding19@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hello, after about 9 months of attaining parts,
> learning how tesla
> coils work, and actually building my tesla coil, i
> am finally
> done.  I hopefully have attached a schematic with
> enclosed info on
> specifications.
>
>
http://hot-streamer.com/temp/TeslaDanielSchematic.gif
>
> I would just like to know if everything looks up to
> par and if i am
> ready to fire it up.  Please e-mail with any
> comments or suggestions
> that would be beneficial, thank you for your time.
> Daniel
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