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Re: New Testing




From: 	Edward J. Wingate[SMTP:ewing7-at-FRONTIERNET.NET]
Reply To: 	ewing7-at-FRONTIERNET.NET
Sent: 	Thursday, September 11, 1997 9:22 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: New Testing

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> From:   Thomas McGahee[SMTP:tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com]
> Sent:   Thursday, September 11, 1997 2:24 PM
> To:     Tesla List
> Subject:        Re: New Testing
> 
> > From:         Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com[SMTP:Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com]
> > Sent:         Wednesday, September 10, 1997 7:55 PM
> > To:   tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
> > Subject:      New Testing

> > When I first powered it up, the primary current in to the pole pig
> was about
> > 12 amps.  The gaps would only fire erratically even at full variac
> voltage.
> >  I tried switching in more resistive load in parallel with the
> welder and the
> > gaps almost quit firing altogether with all elements on - about 3.3
> ohms.  I
> > unplugged the resistive element bank so the welder was on it's own.
>  As I
> > increased the variac voltage, the gaps started firing erratically
> again and
> > the spark gap across the main (.025 mfd) cap started firing.
> Someone said
> > this would be very loud and they are right, no mistaking if it is
> firing or
> > not.
> >
> 
> BANGGGGGG! And it reverberates in your mind for a while!!
> But if the gap across the safety on the cap is firing, then that
> means that your regular spark gap must be open larger than the safety
> gap.

Or.........it could mean that the coil is badly out of tune, which it
seems from a distance to be the case.

Ed Wingate

You ain't supposed to do that, Ed!!! Sounds like the sum total
> of rotary and series gaps is excessive. Try reducing the number of
> series gaps.



> > Thanks,  Ed Sonderman
> >
> >
> 
> Hope this helps or gives you some more ideas.
> Fr. Tom McGahee