[TCML] Latest TC results, and one strange one....

[Quarkster]

Peter -

It looks like your "mystery spark" is just a streamer that happened to 
originate from some feature near the top of the secondary coilform, rather 
than from the toroid itself.

If you watch the video clip carefully, you can see corona and multiple small 
streamers originating from this location. I can't clearly see the "inverted 
bowls", but is there a metal flange or a sharp edge of some sort at this 
location?

I think there are two factors contributing to your "mystery streamer":
1. There is a sharp edge or point near the top of your secondary that is 
causing a high field gradient;
2. Your toroid is  positioned too high above the top of the secondary, and 
is not providing adequate electrostatic shielding of the top of the 
secondary.

Your pair of deep bowls may just be too tall for the toroid diameter you are 
using. It looks like the secondary may be 12" - 15" above the top of the 
secondary; you might want to reduce this to 6" - 8".

Regards,
Herr Zapp
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Baitz" <ussenterprisencc1701 at rocketmail.com>
To: <tesla at pupman.com>
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 11:41 AM
Subject: [TCML] Latest TC results, and one strange one....


Two things - first is the latest results of my ever-modifying TC. Second 
thing is a mystery spark I'd ask you all to take a peak at and see what it 
could be?

Firsy, here is the latest TC with an 18 inch toroid, fit nicely over an 
inverted metal deep bowl, and that on top of another/identical bowl, as seen 
here. Running at between 11.5 and 11.75 turns of the primary. Power supply 
is 12kV 60mA through terry filter, and secondary is a 4" x 18" with about 
1020 turns of 25 awg. Vacuum quentioned copper tube gap with 4 series by 2 
parallel. Longest streamers are 30" sometimes 35" streamers.

Videos:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6CPOtC7EUU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_AxwH1nDcA

Pics:


http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tc_snapshot_18inToroid_withvacuu.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tc_4x2_gap_with_vacuum_01.jpg



Now to the second thing. Below is a video, and a series of snapshots come 
from it, where a strike to the rail, also brings down this weird electric(?) 
artifact seen to come down from way above the toroid, hang from the toroid, 
then goes back up, during the rail strike. See
 below.

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpO3zx4Af-Y

Pics:

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tc_screencap_01.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tc_screencap_02.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tc_screencap_03.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tc_screencap_04.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tc_screencap_05.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tc_screencap_06.jpg

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tc_screencap_07.jpg


To show it is electric, and not just a camera anomoly, I also saw a single 
frame in a seperate video where an identical looking trail leads from the 
toroid to the leader that strikes the ground rail. See below.


Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6CPOtC7EUU

Pic (screen cap from above video - look for the rail strike):

http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tc_gndrailHit_with_wierd_toroids.jpg


Very interested to know what this phenomenon is???

Thank you all.
Peter






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