RE: [TCML] Sucker Gap

["Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>]

Did you actually see a benefit to super-charging the leaf blower at 140VAC? (!)  With my sucker gap, I found no improvement in performance above 24VAC to the vacuum cleaner motor.  Certainly louder (from the screaming motor), but no longer sparks.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Jim Mora
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 3:00 PM
> To: 'Tesla Coil Mailing List'
> Subject: [TCML] Sucker Gap
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> I ran a blown not sucker gap on my 15/120. It used a high end leaf blower 10
> feet away blown through 2" black PVC and concentrated through a 12" long
> tapered 1/2 inch office PVC orifice run at full tilt (this from a shop vac
> accessory catalog). It was closely placed to the gap which was 1 inch brass
> cylindrical electrode pair aimed up through them at 45 degrees. It was
> louder than heck but it sure worked great and loved 140volts in. The sound
> was very much 120BPS like a clean square wave. Richard Quick first published
> this obscurely in the archives. It really worked great!
>
> I have a 14400/5KVA GE potential transformer for the coil to use now so I am
> going to a rotary spark gap and a new cap and primary.
>
> Long Sparks,
> Jim Mora

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