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Re: An Interesting Problem
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: An Interesting Problem
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From: Tesla List <mod1@pupman.com>
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 08:17:44 -0600 (MDT)
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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 06:30:13 -0400
From: "Daryl P. Dacko" <mycrump@cris.com>
To: Tesla List <tesla@pupman.com>
Subject: Re: An Interesting Problem (fwd)
At 04:28 PM 10/15/97 -0600, you wrote:
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>side would make a world of difference. I am entertaining the idea of
>building a triggered gap for this coil to overcome the low voltage
>problem. It would be difficult to machine a rotary to have electrodes
>close enough to deal with the problem. I can't do any better voltage-
>wise with the transformer in question
> Gap behaviour was its usual brighter self with no breakout.
Malcolm,
With my setup, which included a simple open-air gap, I found I could
simply take a deep breath and blow at the gap from five feet away, and
cause the gap to fire for a few seconds...
Daryl