Achieving maximum Q is about considering ALL factors, physical placement of
components, build quality and materials used, symmetry and geometry,
quality of electrical connections, environmental conditions (temperature,
wind and humidity), grounding, spatial considerations (ie were the device
is placed in relation to the floor, ceiling and surrounding objects that
may interfere with tuning) and of course, any changes to the values of the
electrical components themselves. If you alter capacitance and/or
inductance anywhere in the device you will need to make adjustments to
achieve the general goal of hobby coiling, which is to produce the longest
and most impressive looking and sounding streamers. You can plug numbers
into a program all day and build the "perfect" TC, but you can never count
on that program to give you the perfect results. Use theory and programs to
form a baseline, use your eyes, ears, your gut instincts and some elbow
grease to get the best results.
On Sat, Sep 12, 2020 at 6:05 PM shaun <snoggle@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I wish to apologize to all who tried to help me yesterday, but it worked
> out
> for the better. I had burned into my head that 100% of the time you adjust
> you synchronous spark gap to coincide with mains peak. I though once set
> should never have to adjust again unless it comes loose. Went back and
> reread Richie Burnetts info on synchronous spark gaps, wow was I wrong as
> many of you tried to point out. I read somewhere one time to set the
> breakpoint where it will get the highest voltage, therein the problem, my
> head said coincide with mains. With Richies info and what you guys told me
> got me over some problems that I would never have figured out without this
> thread. Thanks to all
>
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