RE: multiple breakouts

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>

Hi Justin:

I have no further wisdom concerning topload size or ROC, but I do
applaud your scouring the archives!  But as a general observation,
moving to a larger topload seems to improve performance for nearly
everyone who tries it.

Re. an enclosure for the spark gap, you really shouldn't need one.  In a
properly operating coil, the noise from topload streamers is far louder
than from the gap.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

>
> Original poster: Just Justin <rocketfuel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hi All,
>
> When I add a breakout point to my topload, I do get a fatter and
longer
> streamer from the point, but I also have many other streamers coming
> off of the toroid.  (I'd like to see one major streamer that is long
and fat :)
>
> My toroid isn't terribly smooth and the extra streamers originate from
> crinkles in the Al ducting and Al tape seams.
>
> Looking through the archives I've come to wonder if I wouldn't benefit
> from a larger topload as per Gary Lau's comments here:
>
> http://www.pupman.com/listarchives/2000/October/msg00373.html
>
> I think that when I build the chicken wire topload I'll aim for
something
> larger.
>
> FWIW I also believe I have a "larger than normal" tank cap at 30nF for
> my 12kV 60mA NST.  I'm only tapped at turn 5-6 of 12 now so I should
be
> able to handle the needed increase in Lpri to make up for the
increased
> Csec of the larger topload.
>
>
> Also I need to do something about my spark gap enclosure, I think I
essentially
> created a spark-gap-speaker ;) (loud!)
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Justin
>