I feel ya on the slippery slope. If you seen the first rendition of this
coil.... lol. I found a very long term hobby. Since I posted I have ran
into a 12/30 setup on pupman for capable 42" spark I will try out
eventually. But I still am stuck on the thought of lots of windings. When
does the number of turns become overkill? I hear 800 to 1000, or 8 to 12,
and seemingly universal no matter size. Then I read about 1600 for low
power. Is there some good reading or a good explanation on this?
On Feb 1, 2017 8:44 PM, "jimlux" <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2/1/17 4:15 PM, Gary Lau wrote:
>
>> Hi Guape,
>>
>>
>> point of arcing, I would recommend using a cylinder gap made of copper
>> pipes, that arc along the length of the pipes. There is some debate over
>> using multi-segment gaps or single segment gaps. I favor single segment
>> gaps with a vacuum cleaner motor to move a lot of air - construction and
>> adjustment are easier and I believe losses are lower in single segment
>> gaps.
>>
>
> parallel segments of copper pipe work really well.. they cool well,
> they're easy to adjust. I like three segments in a triangle.. the two
> "outer" segments can be bolted down, and you can adjust just the one
> between them to get the gap spacing and even-ness right. That middle piece
> is "floating" electrically.
>
> But, two pieces of pipe works well too.
>
>
>
>
>> 4. Bigger IS Better on all TC components.
>>
> <snip>
> But be warned -
>
>> step 4 is a slippery slope and you may embark on a never-ending quest of
>> constant upgrades.
>>
>
>
>
> Oh my, ain't that the truth...
>
>
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