Re: Dramatic Performance Drop After 5 Seconds?

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• Subject: Re: Dramatic Performance Drop After 5 Seconds?
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <malcolm.watts-at-wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 16:23:53 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

On 16 Mar 00, at 7:01, Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: "Bunnykiller" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com> 
> 
> BIG SNIP...
> 
> 
> Hi Bill...
> 
> 
> there should be 2 new rules concerning Coil construction....
> 
> 1. Static Air gaps REQUIRE an Air flow for operation...

I have a coil that throws 5-footers with a single static gap and no 
airflow.

Regards,
Malcolm
 
> 2. Absolutely under no circumstances will there be any wire run inside a
> Coil form...
> 
> 
> 
> i look at it this way...   why do you think they are called STATIC gaps
> :) no movement    lets move some air thru there...
> 
> 
> and if streamers can arc 20+" thru air  (they would rather arc 6" over
> an insulator , ive proven this one) and the wire is inside the coil at
> any point, its gonna arc there  
> 
> and if the "scratch " you found is like a miniature lightning bolt
> pattern you had arcing problems for sure...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Scot D
> 
> 

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