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Re: FIRST LIGHT FINALLY!
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To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
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Subject: Re: FIRST LIGHT FINALLY!
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From: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
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Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 20:50:35 -0700
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Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme
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In-Reply-To: <92.29a90a6.26083506-at-aol-dot-com>
Hi Matt,
At 09:14 PM 03/20/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi all,Im sure you all know me and my anoying questions about coils but I
>finally got my coil to work!It only puts out about 6 inch sparks and is loud
>as ____!
Great!!
>Can anyone help me increase the spark output?Here are the specs so
>far------3by15inch secondary wound on a cardboard mailing tube wound with
>24awg wire.690 turns and sealed with many coats of polyurathane.----The
>primary is a flat spiral wound on a birch wood board.It is 1/4 inch copper
>tubing and is 11 turns.It is secured with many tie wraps tied over the
>tubeing where normal supports would go.---the capacitor is 3 1liter wine
>bottle salts.------the spark gap is only two bolts screwed in a pvc
>pipe.(need a new kind as it now is melted!)-----and finaly the power supply
>is a 9000 volt30ma nst and no protection.The toplaod is a small ,very small
>homemade one made from 2 plastic throwaway bowls.
>
The caps and the gap are the next to work on. An MMC would really help but
the gap is the cheapest thing you can improve next. Go for one made out of
sections of copper pipe.
Cheers,
Terry