[Home][2015 Index] Re: [TCML] My first tesla coil [Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: [TCML] My first tesla coil

On 2015-04-09 16:35, Jim Lux wrote:

On 4/9/15 9:22 AM, Timothy Gilmore wrote:

Jim,
Nice write up and explanation. I read previously that not using a breakout point of a nail tip, needle, pin (how is the pin attached - from the inside 
of the toroid where the flat round end is touching the toroid and pin
breaks through the outside of the toroid to emit sparks?) will cause a 40% reduction in spark length (vs having a breakout point) by having multiple 
sparks randomly around the toroid.


I stick the thumbtack on with tape: shove the pin through the tape's
sticky side and then stick it on the toroid.
I have used the the "knitting needle" approach... i.e. lay a metal knitting needle on top of your toroid for your break out point.. though in my case the knitting needle is a piece of aluminum hobby stock. 

--
perl -e 's==UBER?=+y[:-o]}(;->\n{q-yp-y+k}?print:??;-p#)'

_______________________________________________
Tesla mailing list
Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla