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
>
> _
>
>
>