Re: [TCML] welder for a ballast........

["David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dave,

Yea, that makes more sense now. ;^) However,
you can double or even triple the arc stretch of
a JL by placing a ~0.4 uFd-ish high voltage
capacitor (assuming 60 hz and 14.4 kV trans-
former output voltage) in series with your pole pig's
output to the JL rails. Makes for what we of the
Southeastern High Voltage Enthusiasts (SHVE)
group coined as "Arczilla".
http://www.teslauniverse.com/community/groups/shve#num=310&id=album-9
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33464569@N05/3118469654/

The capacitor in series with the output of your
high voltage transformer will really put some "lead
in your pencil" for your Jacob's Ladder! :^)

Spark on,
David Rieben

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "david baehr" <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:20 AM
Subject: RE: [TCML] welder for a ballast........



yes, 12" +  ,...this is a Jacobs Ladder..







> From: quarkster@xxxxxxx
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [TCML] welder for a ballast........
> Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:19:56 -0700
>
> David -
>
> 12" plus arcs wouldn't seem to be very impressive output for a system
> pulling 60-70 Amps input power .......
>
> Did you mean 12' arcs?
>
> Regards,
> Herr Zapp
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