[TCML] Arizona Teslathon

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Wow, the Teslathon is almost here. Where is it being held again? I'd love to be there.

Thank you,
Tony

-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Mora <jmora@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Feb 23, 2008 1:31 AM
>To: 'Tesla Coil Mailing List' <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [TCML] Spark gap
>
>David,
>
>Are you going to the Arizona Teslathon March 1? I'll bring mine for you to
>experiment with. I'm not using it presently. I am trying out a 6 gap CU pipe
>flat set blown with a pair of flat blowers and am trying to get my machinist
>to finish my rotary. I am catching a ride out there and flying back to
>Burbank. Otherwise, I can ship it to you. You can melt it down if you can 
>:-)
>
>Jim Mora 
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of david baehr
>Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 4:36 PM
>To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
>Subject: RE: [TCML] Spark gap
>
>
>anyone here in Northen CO have one of these single air blast gaps we could
>try on my coil ??
> 
>  not sure if my copper pipe gap is as good, (what kind of spark increase
>can one expect ? )
> 
>      mine is pretty stable,... from a cold start,...i could go make a
>sandwich , come back, and performance wouldnt have changed much
> 
>        my mounting is a bit diff from others also,....i can just pick up a
>pipe, clean it/ rotate it , lay it back down , and its ready to go
>again,....but id like to try one ....
> 
> 
>> Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:24:13 -0500> From: hallam@xxxxxxx> To:
>tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [TCML] Spark gap> CC: > > Hi Scott,> I
>absolutely don't have any data supporting that claim. It's really just>
>"received wisdom" :)> > One of the problems with the classic RQ gap is that
>unless it's baffled> correctly, most of the airflow goes through the copper
>pipes and through the> large central gap, with relatively little going
>through the tight space > between> the pipes. This is just fine for cooling
>but not so great for air-blast style> quenching. Though of course, cooling
>does help with quenching.> > Henry> > Quoting huil888
><huil888@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:> > > Henry -> >
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