Re: [TCML] Q: Why won't this work better?

[Scott Bogard <sdbogard@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd suspect the spark gap, honestly for a cap size that large I think 
you would do best to use a sync rotary, the maximum bang for your buck 
for an nst system.  Probably not quenching properly, and it has to be 
getting hot, even with the fan.  Once you do that, then you can fine 
tune coupling and primary tuning, that is where the rest of your 
performance is hiding, but until you get a good quench it really won't 
matter that much.  Keep in mind though, I've never built an nst coil, 
and my obit coils never really took off (though I should try again 
knowing what I know now, and use my sync gap) so I am speaking from 
mostly MOT experience, and may be off base...  Good luck.

Scott Bogard.
http://bogard.110mb.com/TeslaCoil.htm

On 7/4/2011 1:11 PM, Reverend Fuzzy wrote:
> I've been dealing with a 3.5" SG coil for close to a year now, and can't get better than 12 to 15 inches of streamer length out of
> it.  The various programs I've tried say that I should be getting between 30 to 40 inch streamers.  Pics and notes can be seen
> on-line
> At: http://www.msbministries.org/galleries/msb3/index.htm
>
> Please note that it no longer uses the spherical topload shown in the pictures, but instead uses the toroidal one specified in the
> tech notes.
>
> Thanx a meg in advance for all constructive input.
>
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> Reverend Christopher "Fuzzy" Mayeux
> Pastor, MSB Ministries
> Hattiesburg, MS
>
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