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Re: [TCML] tesla coil you-tube videos



Thanks Bart,
     Working in the snow was bad (because we could only work for a few 
minutes and then run inside to thaw; there is nothing colder than 
gelling mineral oil on bare hands!) but it was also good as we had no 
trouble with moisture whatsoever, which plagues us all summer.  
Unfortunately the coil is currently inoperable, as we finally cooked one 
of our last 4 MOTs (they got dirty from sitting out in the weather for a 
year, and that caused a short,) but fortunately we just acquired a Pig 
from DC, so once we get a ballast, breaker, variac, and a few other 
things we should be back up and running, with a much more reliable power 
supply.  We hope to build an asynchronous gap soon, as our first one did 
not run (as you saw; coincidently, that night I joined the TCML.  That 
rotary would stop turning when power was applied so we could not use it, 
turns out dimmer switches make funny speed controls.)  It will be neat 
to begin volume four of our coils evolution, in a never ending quest for 
bigger sparks.  Anyway, our longest run time is about 10 min, we did not 
count, but it was a long run (we eventually cut power not because we 
thought we should, but because we were worried about the neighbors (who 
it turns out can barely hear us anyway, so we worry for nothing.))  The 
huge toroid gives longer sparks than the neat stove pipe configuration, 
if you can get it to break out; both top loads are too heavy.  I will 
tell the guys "hi from Bart", and thanks again for watching.

Scott Bogard.

bartb wrote:
> Hi Scott,
>
> I watched all 3 video's. Nice documentation about the "real world" of 
> how things go. Say "Hi" to Jason and Nathan also. What I really 
> enjoyed is when you guys let the coil simply run, and run, and run! 
> Funny how they will seem to just run forever (if you let them). Of 
> course, when mom drives by, best to lower the input voltage. I liked 
> the toroid configuration just prior to the mesh (the mesh is fine for 
> big coils where toroids get to be impractical, but I like the single 
> channel sparks from a nice toroid better). In the first video, you 
> eventually showed the rotary (not rotating). I thought to myself "oh 
> my, it's going to move on you if you don't have it locked in place". I 
> guess it did, eh? The gap sparks alone will cause that (regardless of 
> EM fun from the primary). I was thinking at the time that a bead of 
> hot glue would have held it still), but later in the video you sort of 
> figured out the issue in your own way.
>
> I know what it's like to run a coil in the snow (it's messy mostly). I 
> lived 10 years in Minnesota (Lakeville, Prior Lake, and Hopkins) and 
> coiled during most of that time (been there and done that). I'm home 
> in California these days, but my family (and me) truly miss the 
> weather (especially the kids, they were raised in Minnesota). I sort 
> of miss dealing with seasons (California has become a bit too hot 
> lately).
>
> Scott, thanks for sharing these video's. These were some of the best 
> I've seen from a documentation of coil. The coil is doing well! 
> Anytime you can do long runs with long sparks, you've got the coil 
> "dialed in". I personally am working with solid state these days 
> (which is new for me). My personal longest run is near 30 minutes 
> (spark gap coil). I rarely run that coil anymore, but I keep it set up 
> just in case I get the urge (it's trustworthy). I hope to do the same 
> with solid state.
>
> Excellent video. I hope everyone takes a look at it.
>
> Best regards,
> Bart
>
> Scott Bogard wrote:
>> Hey all,
>>      After long last I have uploaded all the footage involved with 
>> the construction of my 6-inch tesla coil, so if you have a half hour 
>> to kill, and are bored, you may view these three videos here.
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HijP4fFTBnA
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6bU6EFHoag
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAOjYK4wkzE
>> Decent sparks, but the videos are at best a good example of the very 
>> hard work and time necessary to obtaining decent results from a 
>> system (Murphy must live across the street, if it could go wrong...)  
>> Some humorous moments as well.  Enjoy, and your comments are welcome.
>>
>> Scott Bogard.
>>
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