Re: [TCML] still stuck at 36

["Jonathan Peakall" <jpeakall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill,

Try puttig the vac on a variac. In my personal expereince, like I said 
earlier, max vac didn't get me max spark length. It was better at around 80% 
vac.

Jonathan
www.madlabs.info
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Bohn" <b.jbohn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:50 AM
Subject: [TCML] still stuck at 36


> I built the hyperbaric gap as described WOW!Now I get 44" I am using a shop
> vac for suction.I am using 5 of the 6 strings of caps.I think I did some
> damage
>
> To my 5-1/4 coil.Now I have a 6.625" secondary wound 26.5" 1060 turns. Top
> load is 4.5x18 toroid and a 7" sphere.Seems best with the primary clamped
>
> At turn 5.The spark sounds somewhat eratic and choppy.IT will smooth out
> some by adjusting the spark gap closer at the loss of streamer length .
>
> What is the method of measuring BPS?IT doesn't seem to sound right.The
> coupling between primary and secondary is 0.I am going to put the 6 
> strings
> of
>
> My mmc cap in but I think it will be best tuned at about turn 2 and become
> even more erratic.
>
> I am getting positive results and thank everyone for all the ideas and 2
> cents worth.
>
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