Re: [TCML] Tuning vs Interference

["Phillip Slawinski" <pslawinski@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm using a sucker gap.  Spark length increased with increased power.  My
performance is still terrible compared with what it should be.  I suspect
the bottle capacitors are to blame.

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 2:12 PM, Jonathan Peakall <jpeakall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> One thing, if you added more power and the sparks didn't increase that
> much, the power is going elswhere. One question, what is your spark gpa
> setup? That would be my first suspect for poor performance with added power.
> Try a sucker gap like Gary's, cheap and works great at those power levels.
>
> Jonathan
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Slawinski" <
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> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 6:37 PM
> Subject: [TCML] Tuning vs Interference
>
>
>  Does interference go up or down when the coil is properly in tune?  I
>> bought
>> a new transformer today (and picked up a freebie).  Anyways, the freebie
>> was
>> a 15/30 so I'm running that in parallel with my other 15/30.  I have a cap
>> size that's pretty close to resonant cap size for my transformer.  The
>> caps
>> are bottle caps so they're pretty terrible.  I hope my losses are all in
>> the
>> caps, because I'm only getting 12" streamers with a breakout point.
>> Getting
>> back to the subject line here ... every time I run the coil the cable box
>> loses it's authorization.  This used to happen sometimes, but not always.
>> Now it happens every time.  Does this mean my coil is still out of tune,
>> or
>> will it be causing massive amounts of interference even when it's in tune?
>>
>> P.S.  It would seem that I've fried my cable box :(  It just keeps
>> flashing
>> "card download"
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