Re: The 1500t secondary myth (long)

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Original poster: Esondrmn@xxxxxxx 

In a message dated 12/7/04 3:17:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

> It sounds like you used the same cap with both gaps.  I can't say how
> your bang voltage differed between the static and SRSG gaps, but if it's
> similar, I would not expect to see a difference in performance between
> the two.  It's only because I was able to use a larger Cp with the SRSG
> that the bang size (.5*C*V**2), and hence performance increased.
>
> Regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA


Gary,

Yes, I did use the same cap for both runs.  It was a .015 ufd cap.  The 
resonance value for this transformer is about .01 ufd so I am about 1.5 LTR 
now.  I plan to go to a .03 ufd cap since that is what I have available, 
which is really going to drop the tap point in the primary so I really need 
to build a larger toroid, etc.  I guess I am just waiting for the 
initiative to strike.

Ed Sonderman