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Re: The RAT coil.



Original poster: "Finn Hammer" <f-hammer-at-post5.tele.dk> 

Bart, all!

You are right, the light comes from the rotary.

Cheers, Finn Hammer

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> 
> Hi Finn,
> 
> Hey, nice looking coil!
> 
> Got a question: On the "first light" photo, what's the light at the primary?
> It's probably the spark gap shining up through the primary, but just in case
> it was something else, I thought I'd ask.
> 
> Can't wait for more details whenever you get the time,
> Bart
> 
> Tesla list wrote:
> 
> > Original poster: "Finn Hammer" <f-hammer-at-post5.tele.dk>
> >
> > Gang!
> >
> > I probably should have written a better destription of my new coil than
> > the one following, but I just cannot hold it anymore, it had first light
> > today at dusk, pictures were taken, and here they are:
> >
> > I wanted a small, sexy coil like Brent Turners, and along the way, I
> > decided to make it a Realtime Adjustable Teslacoil (RAT) so these
> > features were built into it. The tapping point is adjusteble while the
> > coil runs, as well as the 3 electrodes for the SRSG. I had planned to
> > make the coupling adjustable too, but this has to wait till later.
> > Powersupply is 4 MOT`s in series, delivering enough power for the 4 feet
> > of streamer that I wanted with this coil.
> >
> > http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/coilandme.jpg
> >
> > Setting the coil up requires a scope, and the fiberprobes that I built
> > last year. I intended this coil as a testbed for all the theories that
> > are passed around. One of these is that the electrodes have to be spaced
> > irregularly if the bangsize should be equal, and this is again
> > confirmed:
> >
> > http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/charging.jpg
> >
> > Does a coil like this make sparks as intended? Have a look below, just
> > those 4.5 feet that it was designed for.
> >
> > http://home5.inet.tele.dk/f-hammer/firstlight2.jpg
> >
> > I`l write up a page for this coil later, when I get the time.
> >
> > Cheers, Finn Hammer