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Re: SRSG firing problems

Hello...  Here is my reply to my own message...

It just occurred to me that I could do some research on the archives to see 
if anybody had had the same problems as I have in the past, and I learned 
that it takes more voltage for the gap to fire while it's spinning.  Ha ha! 
I will try to fix that tonight.

Perhaps I will check the archives first now, before I write, so you guys 
don't take unnecessary time answering my questions that you have answered 
for others before!   :)

Still, though, thanks for the help John and Terry!
(and other helpers too!)

Nathan


>From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: SRSG firing problems
>Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 00:23:51 -0700
>
>Original Poster: "Nathan Ball" <nateburg-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
>Hello, all
>
>Now I've run into more problems.  I hooked up my coil again (finally!) and
>ran it with my new SRSG. It fires for 1 or 2 presentations, then stops and
>won't start again. The transformer (15/60) is still buzzing, and I can hear
>the wires I run it through to the coil buzzing too like they do normally,
>but the gap won't fire.
>
>I tried out the setup without my rotary, with my RQ gap on about 9 
>sections.
>   0.003" spacing.  I got good strong 9" of output, which unfortunately is 
>a
>new record.  Too bad.  I would much rather have the new record be 30 or 
>40",
>breaking my previous of 8".  :(
>
>I am now running it with 10nF of capacitance.  I really think I should be
>getting more output if I can get the darn rotary to fire.
>
>Does anybody know what I could do to make it work?  I don't appear to be
>getting any breakdown in the caps (at least the one in the tupperware 
>bucket
>I can see), and have run it again and again, turning it on, (Bang! rotary
>fires 1 or 2 presentations, then stops) and off.  Then on again, same 
>thing,
>and off.  the transformer is buzzing all the while.  Shoot!  the electrodes
>are WELL withing firing distance.
>
>What should I do?  If I can get the rotary to work, then I can start trying
>to add more primary turns and tune it further.  But until then, I am 
>feeling
>a bit at a dead end.
>
>Thank you!
>
>regards,
>Nathan
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