Re: [TCML] Capacitor choice and voltage question

["DC Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At this cap value, your best coil performance will be achieved with a
hyperbaric spark gap. Usually increases spark output length by 20-25% over
most parallel copper pipe type sparkgaps.

Contact me off-list if you want a drawing of it.

Easy to make and costs approx $15 or less for all the parts.  If you tell
them it's for a school science project, most large local vacuum cleaner
repair shops will donate a few of the motor/blowers for your project.  Just
give them 30 days to find a few for you during their normal course of repair
work.

Dr. Resonance

On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 12:52 AM, Scott <doxiescott@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks for the advice so far.  I seems the best course of action is
> get a simple static gap going with 36 of these caps (.0166uF, 36kv
> total) and then buy more for a RSG once the coil is running well.  The
> end number of caps may be around 48, even 60 if a total capacitance of
> 0.04uF is the end goal.
>
> I assume the spark gap on a Terry Filter will have the RSG covered, my
> first Tesla Coil uses one and it works very well.  I"ll be sure to
> have one in place before running the coil.
>
> Thanks again,
> Scott Leonard
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