Re: Differences between "bad" streamers and "good" streamers

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Original poster: "Zagarus Rashkae by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <arbitrarily_random-at-yahoo-dot-com>


--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: "Mark W. Stolz by way of Terry
 > Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 > <mark_w_stolz-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >
 > Hi Zagarus,
 >
 >  From the looks of it you most likely have a
 > quenching problem with your
 > spark gap.  Add a fan blowing across it to help the
 > quenching.  Is the
 > spacing of the gap still only 3-4mm?
 >
 > The toroid looks a little on the small side, but
 > should probably be
 > adequate for the time being.  I have a 4" coil also
 > wound with 22 AWG for a
 > winding length of 23".  It produces ~36" using a
 > 15/60 NST.
 >
http://teslacoils4christ-dot-org/~mark.stolz/4inch/4inch.html
 >
 > I have been experimenting with a 4-pack MOT supply
 > myself lately.  When
 > using 40nF of capacitor and an TCBOR/RQ type gap I
 > got some nice thick 4'
 > arcs from it.  I however didn't limit the current.
 > :-)
 >
http://users2.ev1-dot-net/~nmyreality/tesla/psu/mot/motsparks.htm
 >
 > I think you'll see a big improvement by working on
 > the spark gap.
 >
 > Mark Stolz
 > Houston, TX
 > http://teslacoils4christ-dot-org

I tried using a leafblower. It increased my arc length
from 9 inches to about 36 inches. I'll try the blower
on the "High" setting next time.

Thanks,

Chris