Re: I'm Sold on MMCs and RSGs!

["Barton B. Anderson" <tesla123-at-xxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Hi Andy,

Fun post to read! Hey, if you get a chance and have at least amp/volt metering
capabilty, please let us know some final specs, free-air spark lengths, and
volts/amps at those spark lenghts, bps, etc.. whatever you can.

(I agree with the two upgrades you just made. They make a totally
difference coil,
don't they.)

Good luck outside (hint: take some time to tune - start early before it
gets dark).
Bart

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Andy Cleary" <gemware2-at-dreamscape-dot-com>
>
>         Well, tonight I finally got around to firing up my coil with an
entirely
> new tank circuit - and I am impressed!!  I finished my SRSG today - it is
> made of a 1200 rpm synchronous motor, fitted with a 5"x3/8" Lexan rotor, 6 x
> 1/4" brass bolt electrodes, all attached to a 4" copper ring.  The
> stationary electrodes are also 1/4" brass bolts.  Unfortunately, I think the
> motor picks up a different sync at each startup, as the performance varies
> greatly from run to run.
>         I also got to use my new MMC cap array as well - it is made of
100 ERO
> .068uf 1.6KV (Mike Tucknott) caps (Thanks again!).  They are arranged in 10
> modules, at .0068uf -at- 16KV each, and all ten are hooked in parallel for a
> total of .068uf -at- 16KV.  I am using the standard carbon-film 1/2W 10M
> resistors for bleeders (These in particular are from All Electronics,
> www.allcorp-dot-com ), and havn't experienced any problems yet.  For reference,
> the rest of my setup is 12KV-at-150ma Neon bank, 8" secondary wound ~850 turns,
> and a large topload.
>         The results are spectacular!  The coil certainly has a better
sound to it
> and the discharge length increased by several feet!  I'm sold on those two
> items!  The coil looked to be restrained by my garage walls, so I plan on
> taking it outside tomorrow for some more tuning and no breakpoint!  Thank
> you again for the assistance with the SRSG, and the MMCs.  I doubt I could
> have done it (or at least done it that good!) without the list's help.
>  And - I plan on posting some pictures of those two improvements on my
> website in the next day or two for any interested parties.  Thanks again,
>
> -Andy C.