[TCML] Subject: Overheated Secondary

[Dave Goodfellow]

I have run coils using about 1/2 the value of resonant capacitance. While 
the joules per bang are reduced, the bangs per second go way up. It makes 
for  very smooth sounding streamers with little if any decrease in spark 
length, in my experience. My experience though, is in table top size coils, 
where I am not starting out with a whole lot of power.

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Dave Goodfellow

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Rieben" <drieben at comcast.net>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla at pupman.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Subject: Overheated Secondary


> Hi Bart,
>
> Am I reading that right? You're running an NST coil at 2.7X
> LOWER or smaller than resonance? Wouldn't that really limit
> your bang energy?
>
> David Rieben
>
>
>
>> Hi Wyatt,
>>
> I'm running my NST coil about 2.7 times lower
>> than Cres with no problems (safety gaps, gap widths, etc. are of course 
>> important).
>>
>> Take care,
>> Bart
>>
>>
>>
>> nancylavoie at comcast.net wrote:
>>> Bart, I was wondering if you would know off hand if it is feasible to 
>>> completely remove the shunts of  a 15/60 NST  without burning up the 
>>> secondary winding? Any estimate as to what the current output might 
>>> equal when used in a TC? Any comparison to the durability of  MOT's? 
>>> Looking for a winter project. Wyatt
>>>
>>
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