Re: [TCML] forgot the safety gap on the SRSG

["Phil Tuck" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello.
Now the motor is about the right position you can rely on John's controller 
to fine tune. You need to move the coil away from other objects like the 
door first of all as it will affect your primary tuning and attract sparks 
as you found out.  You may then need to tune the primary tap again 
afterwards (using low power, get the best position for best streamer length)
It may help to lower the strike ring as well as they can attract more 
streamers sometimes rather than saving damage, although running with an NST 
it's probably best you keep it.
A sheet of Acrylic (with a central hole for the secondary) laid over the 
primary helps to protect things.
Maybe try a break out point on the top to try and get the streamers away 
more (and possibly longer as well) ?

You safety gap looks a bit big actually (maybe it's just the camera angle) 
and you don't really need the fan. If you have set the safety gap up 
correctly *without* the fan running, make sure you run the coil *without* 
the fan running as well (the flow of air across the safety gap will affect 
its breakdown voltage)

Phil

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From: "Joe Mastroianni" <joe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 4:26 AM
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [TCML] forgot the safety gap on the srsg

> I kept hearing sharp "cracks" along with the 120hz buzz of the arcs.  My 
> terry coil gap wasn't firing, so I was trying to figure out what was up - 
> and then Gary's words popped up in my mind - "safety gap".  I ran out and 
> genned this up quickly.  More elegant build later, I just wanted to see if 
> it worked.
>
> http://yfrog.com/1778zj
>
> It seems to have worked.
>
> Joe
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Regards
Phil Tuck

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