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Re: Rotaty popping, (Was Re: commercial cap failure)


> Original Poster: "D&M's High Voltage" <dmshv.davmckin@gte.net>
>
> > Original Poster: "Jon Rosenstiel" <jonr@pacbell.net>


Oops!  I made a mistake in my response - Sorry about that!

 The statement should read "On the HIGHER current setting of the
welder, you have less turns (lower voltage)"

-   (NOT the LOWER current as I mistyped).

David L. McKinnon
D&M's High Voltage


> The Jacobs ladder works better because you need raw current for it to
> produce longer, hotter sparks.  On the lower current setting of the
welder,
> you have less turns (lower voltage) and less inductance or current
limiting
> capability.  This is in some contrast to the tesla coil that needs a
certain
> amount of inductance (to limit the current through the transformer) to
> enable the gap to quench
> > Regards,
> > Jon
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> David L. McKinnon
> D&M's High Voltage
>
>