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Re: SRSG motor power
Hi Bill,
On 1 Aug 00, at 17:06, Tesla list wrote:
> Original poster: "Gomez ADDams" <gomez-at-netherworld-dot-com>
>
> on that fateful day 8/1/00 12:05 PM, Tesla list uttered:
>
> > The required phase angle will change considerably between low
> > and high power operation. The final adjustment will need to be
> > made at full power.
>
> I am unclear on why this could be so. However, if true, then a lot more
> engineering will need to take place on my gap, since no one will be
> able to safely get within twenty or thirty feet of the coil base when it is
> running at full power.
Primary voltage will go up with increased power level and
since the gap always fires when the electrodes are close
enough for the voltage present, the firing angle will advance
all by itself if the gap remains unaltered.
Regards,
Malcolm
> And if such engineering needs to take place, that's a shame, since I have
> already had the base plate for the gap built- this could mean a loss of
> some six months and some money. Given that I'm already probably a year from
> completion, this is disappointing to say the least.
>
> Perhaps I can jerry-rig a pushrod affair without having to resort to remote
> controls, or perhaps I can find a small phase angle adjuster that won't take
> up too much shaft length, and will still take the HP. I think Small Parts
> Inc. has them. (just checked- they do, but they are manual adjustment and
> like everything else from SPI, ridiculously overpriced. A nice convenience
> feature if you don't mind spending _$239_!)
>
> - Gomez (Bill Lemieux)
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