Re: [TCML] New Sucker Gap

[Miles Mauldin <TeslaMiles@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Gary,

Thanks for the quick reply. Yes, the digital light meter connects to the sensor via wire; likely the problem. Though my camera has no wires, when the primary is running it continues to error "error writting data" displays both for pics and video. 

Yes, 35mm film shot of the gap but the film was very old and been through a lot of airport xray machines. I Can do better and will as it appears I will be documenting with film at least for the near future. 

Actually, I'm not sure what to expect as this is my first sucker gap. I've only seen other folks photos, which may have been longer exposures. I really expected a brighter display. The photo is really true to life as I observed. 

Best Regards,
Miles

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 15, 2010, at 8:32 PM, Gary Lau <glau1024@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Miles,

As far as digital stuff not working, I've not seen a problem using a digital
camera.  I've only had trouble with things having wires (antennas!) coming
out of them, like digital meters.  But as always around Tesla coils, YMMV.
Is your light meter digital?  Any wires coming out of it?

The photo of the gap firing is very nice!  So that was a film shot, not a
digital camera?  That only two arcs appear is not surprising, as the camera
is correctly sensing a very bright exposure, and setting the shutter speed
to a very fast setting.  So with a very short exposure, it's only capturing
two or so bangs.  A longer exposure would have shown more, but the rest of
the photo would have been overexposed.  I'm impressed that it figured it out
as well as it did!  I take it that you're accustomed to seeing sparks
occurring all around the circumference of the electrodes, rather than just
two points.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA





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