Re: Secondary internal arcing (fwd)

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Date: Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:20:34 +0000
From: david baehr <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Secondary internal arcing (fwd)


Hmmm, these 'internal  baffles'  , could be called creepage  disks ?  
Why not use 'em on the outside of the coil also ?  

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      From:  "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
      To:  tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
      Subject:  Re: Secondary internal arcing (fwd)
      Date:  Thu, 6 Sep 2007 22:01:11 -0600 (MDT)
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      >Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 22:57:28 -0500
      >From: resonance <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
      >To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
      >Subject: Re: Secondary internal arcing (fwd)
      >
      >
      >
      >Use two internal baffles of 1/4 inch clear acrylic sheet
      (plexiglass) approx
      >5-8 inches in from each end.  Use generous amounts of
      silicone (GE Silicone
      >II) to seal the baffles in place.
      >
      >Also, before winding, be sure to sand a PVC tube thoroughly
      both inside and
      >outside prior to applying --- again, both inside and outside
      --- 3 generous
      >coats of AC-43 or equivalent.
      >
      >With these treatments it should hold up for dozens of years.
      >
      >Dr. Resonance
      >
      >Resonance Research Corp.
      >www.resonanceresearch.com
      >
      >
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      >From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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      >Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 10:22 PM
      >Subject: Secondary internal arcing (fwd)
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      > > Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:47:22 -0400
      > > From: Rich Winders <rwinders_3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
      > > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
      > > Subject: Secondary internal arcing
      > >
      > >
      > > Okay quick question.
      > >
      > > I was having arcing inside my secondary. it is a white
      pvc pipe 4In di and
      > > wound
      > > with 27 awg wire 16 inchs tall . From the what I could
      tell from the arc
      > > marks
      > > they began (punctured) at the bottom or lv end of the
      secondary and
      > > traveled to
      > > some where up my coil. i tried many differnt things to
      decrease this
      > > arcing.. ..
      > > Increase coupling, varnish on the inside, and even
      stuffing the coil with
      > > bubble
      > > wrap and sytrofoam nothing really seemed to work.. so i
      bought 4 lbs of
      > > wax and
      > > melted it on my stove and poured the wax into the form of
      my secondary and
      > > let it
      > > harden.. after running my coil i dont see any signs of
      arcing, melted wax
      > > or arc
      > > marks.. or any kind of ozone or burnt smell. i was
      wondering was i right
      > > to go
      > > with wax or should i have maybe filled with with a
      transformer oil?
      > >
      > > Rich w
      > >
      > >
      > >
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      > >
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