Re: [TCML] Re: Toroid

[jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx]

What is the minor diameter of your toroid? If you increase the major diameter and still use a small minor diameter you are only getting part of the added effect. The idea is to add both capacitance, while also increasing the corona formation voltage and thus the voltage that will result in a breakout. a higher breakout voltage will facilitate larger single sparks. 
If you did increase the minor diameter as well, I don't know what is happening . Everyone's coils are different so it would be hard to say. 



Thanks, 
John "Jay" Howson IV 


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Hill" <monolegal@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 6:31:40 PM 
Subject: [TCML] Re: Toroid 

Hello. I constructed the 30" top load as advised and much to my dismay, I 
am still getting multiple smaller arcs. If I change the tuning and add a 
Breakout point, I can get one, sometimes two, larger arcs. I can't get the 
arcs to exceed 3'; I feel my coil is under performing for the 1.1kw I am 
pumping into it. My smaller top load is almost more impressive, as it 
produces arcs of comparable length from a much smaller package. Any advice? 
Thanks. 
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