Hi Scott,
I have seen the design your on about. This is what i was thinking about designing. Have you got any simple examples I could copy from online?..... Is their anything from the top of your head you could think of as a non conductive component?
Regards Matthew
> Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 10:30:24 -0500
> From: sdbogard@xxxxxxxxx
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [TCML] Tesla coil- spark gap
>
> Hi Matthew,
> Sure thing, if you are going for simple, go to the hardware store and
> buy two small "L" brackets and thread bolts through them. Make sure the L
> brackets are secured to something non conductive, and hook your transformer
> up to them, and adjust the gap between the bolts so the gap will just
> barely NOT fire when you apply power. THEN hook up the tank cap and
> primary coil. If you want to be fancy (and you do, trust me) hook a small
> fan up so the air blows over your gap, then vary the distance of the fan
> (hence the relative blowing power) for optimal Tesla coil performance.
> Obviously this is as primitive as you get, and performance wise you reap
> what you sow; but if a working prototype is what you want, this is kind as
> far as simplicity and cost effectiveness... I hope this is helpful, be
> sure to peruse Google images to get additional spark gap design ideas.
>
> Scott Bogard.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 8:46 AM, matty mcqueeney <matty_queeney@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
> > Could anybody help me find a reasonable spark gap, that is simple to make?
> > Thanks Matthew.
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