Re: Why a toroid? BPS

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• Subject: Re: Why a toroid? BPS
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• Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:05:20 -0600 (MDT)
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Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 09:12:44 +1200
From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Why a toroid? BPS 

Hi John,

> From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Why a toroid? BPS
> 
> In a message dated 97-10-13 00:07:21 EDT, you write:
> 
> << 
> > Just to throw something else into the mix, I was doing some testing 
> > of a new system in the weekend and was firing single shot to check 
> > spark quality. I got a surprise when increasing BPS from about 1 to 
> > around 3 nearly doubled the spark length. Persistent ions.
>  
> > Malcolm
>   >>
> 
> Malcolm,
> 
> Did you try higher break-rates (or lower) such as <1 BPS or 20 BPS,
> if so, were there any other rates that gave unexpected spark length
> increases?   It would be interesting to make a chart of spark lengths
> from minimum to max BPS and see what kind of curve is obtained.
> 
> John Freau

No real difference below 1 BPS. The supply couldn't do better than 
about 3 with the cap size I was using. I was amazed at the result 
though. Definitely need that high powered DC supply.

Malcolm

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