Re: Why am I getting small sparks? Am I underpowered? (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:53:21 -0400
From: Rich Winders <rwinders_3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Why am I getting small sparks? Am I underpowered? (fwd)


i had the exact same problem as you did with spark length.. and what i
did i was exactly as chiris said .. try varying the distance between the
electrodes.. this will send a diffrent amount of charge to your tank
capacitor but if you change that value enough your also going to through
of your tuning so good luck! ... what kind of arrangement are you using?
Eg nuts and bolts ... or copper pipes or are you using roatating spark
gap?

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      From:  "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
      To:  tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
      Subject:  Re: Why am I getting small sparks? Am I
      underpowered? (fwd)
      Date:  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:54:37 -0600 (MDT)
      >
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      >Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:48:34 -0400
      >From: Crispy <crispy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
      >To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
      >Subject: Re: Why am I getting small sparks? Am I
      underpowered? (fwd)
      >
      >What are the details on your spark gap?  I made a similar
      coil, and had
      >a similar problem.  When I changed the fan to quench the
      spark gap to a
      >more powerful one, spark length improved from around 6" to
      around 4' .
      >
      >Chris
      >
      >On Fri, 2007-08-10 at 12:54 -0600, Tesla list wrote:
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      > > Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:38:35 +0000
      > > From: Trevor Keast <trevor_keast@xxxxxxxxxxx>
      > > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
      > > Subject: Why am I getting small sparks? Am I
      underpowered?
      > >
      > > Hi Guys,
      > >
      > > I managed to reach 'first light' with my coil last night
      however I was unable to get the spark length that I was
      hoping for and feel I may be underpowered.
      > >
      > > A basic overview of my coil is as follows:
      > >
      > > 6 inch secondary diameter
      > > 24 inch secondary length
      > > approx 900 windings on secondary (24 AWG magnet wire)
      > > 13 Turns on primary made from 1/4 copper tube
      > > static spark gap
      > > beer bottle cap (14 bottles)
      > > 15,000V 30mA NST
      > > 4 inch dryer tube toroid (approx 12in diameter)
      > >
      > > I tuned it as best I could but was unable to get sparks
      bigger than about 6 inches.  They were also quite dim and
      could hardly be seen unless in the dark.
      > >
      > > I am wondering if I am underpowered?  How can I improve
      spark length?
      > >
      > > I greatly appreciate any advice or comments.
      > >
      > > Regards,
      > >
      > > Trevor.
      > >
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      > >
      >
      >
      >


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