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Pole Pig.
Original poster: "Chip Ford" <chipford@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks for the almost over-whelming response from everyone. There
seems to be some differences in opinion. I really don't understand
everything you guys were talking about. Especially the "BANG" energy
and figuring the joules. I assume this is what is released from the
caps and dumped into the primary coil. The main differences seem to
be the BPS. I assume that BPS = Bangs per Second. Is there such a
thing as too many BPS? Also, instead of running the ARSG (Air Rotary
Spark Gap I presume) faster. Couldn't you just add more moving
electrodes or even better, a second set of stationary electrodes? If
you do this, a 3450 rpm motor with 8 contacts will yield 460 BPS
normally. When you add a second set of stationary electrodes at 45
deg. or maybe better 135 deg., you just doubled your BPS to 920 !
Does this sound right to everyone? Has anyone tried this?
Anyway, I am hoping to here something about my pole pig soon. I
have acquired (2) Maxwell .03uf caps (37667). I am also hoping that
the 7200 volts I spoke of earlier. is from bushing to ground. With a
(2) Horned pig, This would yield 14,400 Volts indeed.
Now, can we talk about the ballast for a minute. The function of
this and how to wire it in is a little fuzzy. I am thinking it will
be wired in series with the with the primary curcuit. I have spent
most of my "Tesla Time" working with NST. I have never used a
"Ballast" with one. I am trying to understand what is going on with
it. What I am getting so far is that this "Load" somehow keeps from
over-volting things. I don't know how to figure what to use? I know
where to get several different sizes of "Larger transformers"
reasonabley priced, I just don't know what to look for yet nor what
it's function is in a TC. I know that in an old automotive breaker
point system, the ballast was a resistor used to keep from
over-heating/over-volting the coil. I think that the "Ballast" in a
fluoresent light is a Step-up transformer used to make the plasma in
the bulb. I know that "Ballast" can also be wieght added to a ship or
a race car for example. I'm sure someone out there will straighten me
out on this stuff.
My name is Chip and I'm an addict. To T.C's. that is......