When tuned correctly, you should get more noise from the secondary than
the spark gap.
Over-quenching can make a static spark gap lounder than it needs to be.
This can be caused by electrode shape, spacing and air flow.
A good circular saw is quieter than a clunker, but they're still very
loud. Same with tesla coils. I always wore ear plugs when running mine,
even the small ones.
On Sat, 14 May 2022, Joshua Thomas wrote:
> Summer has arrived and I?m looking to do some improvements to my SGTC. Part
> of my goals are to make it portable enough to move in the back of my car,
> and be able to setup and demo it with reasonable speed.
>
> The ?portable? part is solved. A major issue with demos is the spark gap
> noise. They are, obviously, crazy loud. What techniques or design have been
> used to bring the noise level down? I can throw up a box of plywood around
> it, but I feel like this path has been covered before.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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