Re: Wives and Tesla coils

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• Subject: Re: Wives and Tesla coils
• From: "Bill Parn" <parn-at-starpower-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 21:52:02 -0600
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Hello,

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Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 9:04 AM
Subject: RE: Wives and Tesla coils


> Original Poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>
>
> I'm a little confused by all of the posts suggesting to enclose or
otherwise
> muffle the gap noise.  When I have a 4-5 foot streamer coming off of my
> topload, I believe it is the streamer, not the gap, that is the source of
> the noise.
>
> Gary Lau
> Waltham, MA USA
>
>

I noticed what appeared to be the same phenomenon.  When I put
a slightly oversize toroid on a 9kv-at-60ma TC, this prevents steady
breakout.  The spark gap is very quiet when the toroid is not breaking
out, but when it does let loose, the noise level goes way up.  This
is how I get 30" streamers -- instead of the 24" with a smaller toroid
that constantly realeases the streamers.  Sounds like it may be the
streamers making the wife(s) unhappy.  Maybe we can buy them
some ear plugs, I bought some for myself.  Don't have a wife to try
and see if it works though, so take this advice with extreme caution.
;-)

Bill

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