Re: FIRST LIGHT

["Al Hassick" <uncadoc-at-juno-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

YES!  Please write the instruction guide!  Al

On Wed, 06 Sep 2000 00:40:03 -0600 "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
writes:
> Original poster: "brian foley" <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com> 
> 
> AWESOME!!!!!!! GOOD LUCK ON THE SECOND LITE! cul brian
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 1:47 PM
> Subject: FIRST LIGHT
> 
> 
> > Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>
> >
> > Hello everyone.
> > It gives me great pleasure to announce that after some 11 months, 
> many
> hours
> > of research, reading, asking questions, getting answers (and good 
> ones
> too)
> > that I am announcing that I achieved First Light at 8:30 PM, Sept 
> 3.
> >
> > With the help of two friends, we carried the 50 plus pound cabinet 
> (2 foot
> > sq by 1 foot high on casters) into my back yard and assembled the 
> 6x24
> > Plexiglas secondary (it screws into the top of cabinet), the 
> primary
> > platform (sitting on 2x4s to adjust the coupling height) and the 6 
> inch
> > diameter, 22 inch OD, compressed aluminum toroid.
> >
> > Then I connected an AWG 4 cable to a anchor which is in an older, 
> not used
> > satellite dish concrete pier for my RF Ground.
> >
> > I checked all the components one more time then brought up the 
> Variac
> > slowly. At 90 volts I got one measly 6 inch snap. A ground rod 
> target was
> > unavailable. In Northern Texas we have set record after record 
> this year.
> We
> > have gone 65 days without rain. The ground is so hard and so dry 
> that my
> > water bill would top out at $100 if I had to soak the ground. Only 
> Mother
> > Nature can do that and she isn't ready to! And yesterday we hit 
> 111-112
> > degrees. Almost as hot as those sparks!
> >
> > So, the next step was to force break out. I placed a 3-foot right 
> angle
> > aluminum extrusion across the toroid. When I hit 90-100 volts, the
> streamers
> > started. At 110-120 volts I had a huge group of 18-24 inch 
> writhing,
> > serpent-like tongues of electricity and a gorgeous blue corona 
> around the
> > entire area.
> >
> > At 120 volts, I was getting some streamers past 24 inches. I used 
> the
> width
> > of the toroid for comparison, as by now it was pitch black. I did 
> take
> > photos and they will be posted in another day or two. I will 
> provide the
> URL
> > info later on.
> >
> > The primary tap still needs to be tweaked. The primary platform is 
> at the
> > plane of the secondary winding start. The specs follow:
> >
> > POWER: Allanson 15KV, 60mA NST
> > SAFETY GAP: Standard Fritz MOV Array (thank you Terry!)
> > TANK CAPACITOR: EMMC using 5 perf boards. Each board has 20 Seacor
> > .047mf/1600V metal polys in series with 10Mohm bleeder resistors 
> across
> > each. All perf boards in parallel to provide a total of .0117mF at 
> 32KV
> > SPARK GAP: My own new design that I call the TTL, Ted's Totally 
> Linear
> gap.
> > I will have many close up photos later on but for now...it is 
> comprised of
> > nine 1.75 inch diameter by 2.25 inch long copper sweat couplings. 
> Each has
> a
> > 1/2x1/2x5 inch aluminum U channel bolted to it. They sit, side by 
> side by
> > side on top of an 18" long ceramic tile ledge with the U channel 
> over the
> > ledge, pointing downwards. Once you insert 2 business cards or 3 
> playing
> > cards between each tube and move each to take up the gap slack, 
> you then
> > start to clamp a strip of wood down tightly on the U channel 
> "handles" to
> > lock your gap setting using 10 1/4-20 machine screws in-between 
> each U
> > channel.
> > After running the coil for several minutes, all tubes were only 
> luke warm!
> > No fans required.
> >
> > PRIMARY: 16 Turns, 1/4 Refridgerator tubing with 1/4 spacing. 
> Threaded
> into
> > 6 HDPE supports (took 4 hours). ID is 8 inches. OD is 24 inches. 
> Current
> TAP
> > is at turn 13.0
> >
> > SECONDARY: 6 inch diameter x 30 tall Plexiglas with about 24 
> inches of #22
> > AWG enamel and lots of Polyurethane to seal. Special connectors 
> top and
> > bottom to allow fast RFG connection and toroid connection.
> >
> > TOROID: 8 Foot (started) alumininum compressed duct, 6-inches in 
> diameter.
> > 22-inches OD, 9-inches ID. Two steel pie plates bottom to bottom 
> with spot
> > JB Welds to secure the edges.
> >
> > FUSE: Front panel mounted 15A fast blow Edison base fuse
> > EMI FILTER: 37A Corcom EMI filer wired backwards
> >
> > CABINET: rectangle box on casters made of 1/2 birch ply. Sealed 
> and
> painted
> > sky blue. 2 foot square by 1 foot high. Back, ventilated access 
> door.
> Front
> > padlock modified RV AC interlock panel to prevent stupid people 
> from
> > applying power. Brass interface plumbing to allow quick connection 
> of the
> > #4AWG RFG cable.
> >
> > WEIGHT: about 60 pounds
> > HOURS TO CONSTRUCT: About 630 (including reading everything on the 
> list
> and
> > printing out dozens of e-mails)
> > COST TO BUILD (all new parts...zero scrounging) $600 estimated
> > WEIGHT LOST BY BUILDER IN TEXAS HEAT: About 5 Pounds
> > AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN GARAGE: 105-110 deg.
> >
> > I don't know about the rest of you but this is my first and last. 
> I am
> > amazed at the goals and I wish all the success I have enjoyed with 
> your
> > help. You all have my admiration. Tip of the hat and a 
> toast...coiling
> > forever.
> >
> > Now...should I write the great step-by-step, fully illustrated
> Construction
> > Guide????
> >
> > Ted Rosenberg
> > Ft Worth TX
> > Coiler at Large
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
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