Re: [TCML] Tesla Magnifier with pancake primary and secondary

[Matt Siri <mattisonsiri@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

Thanks for the advice; I increased the electrode diameter of the static spark 
gap and added a cooling fan.  My arc length and thickness increased along with 
the number of breakouts (suggesting that my toroid is too small).  During one of 
my runs, I noticed that my coil suddenly started running a wee bit better than 
normal; upon inspection, i saw that one of the connections to the spark gap came 
apart and formed a second gap.  Next gap up: "intentionally" constructed 
air-cooled multi-gap (then the ARSG).

Also, I was wondering if any other work has been done with large pancake 
primary-secondary (helical tertiary) magnifiers?




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From: Matt Siri <mattisonsiri@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 4:15:06 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Tesla Magnifier with pancake primary and secondary

I'm planning on building a ARSG.  Do you reckon that 0.5in W electrodes would 
suffice (considering surface area).  What would be the power handling capacity 
for the same?




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From: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 12:29:03 AM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Tesla Magnifier with pancake primary and secondary

On 6/18/11 7:13 PM, Matt Siri wrote:
> No, it is not cooled.  It is a simple static gap that can be adjusted whilst 
>the
> machine is running via a plastic rod with an attached electrode.
>
>

try cooling it with a fan, or making a gap with electrodes with a lot of 
surface area
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