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Re: weather influence on TC performance
Hi J.B. ,
Actually, My TC resides in a 50m X 25m all metal cladded shed - my work place,
where it stands day in day out setup,
gathering dust etc. and ready to run :-)). The building is a little large but
thanks for the tip. I haven't run it since last week but will take on board all
the other posts from all you guys - my ISP's main router dropped it's guts
and I
have only today received all the mail from the last 4 days so I will get to
posting replies once I wade through all these mails - I've said it before but
this list is one incredible resource!!!
Best regards
Robin in OZ.
Tesla List wrote:
> Original Poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>
>
> >Usually this isn't a problem, but this year for whatever reason it's
> >also quite HUMID, with levels between 65 - 80% fairly regular lately ......
> >
> >My TC rather enjoys secondary arcing now instead of the nice arcs
> >I was getting when it was not quite so humid. I still get arcs
> >from the top load but they are vary numerous, (10 to 15), and
> >fairly short, (2 to 3 feet), and at the same time an almost
> >continuous secondary arc occurs, not much fun!.
> >
> Hello Robin:
>
> If the room you run your coil in isn't too big, why not try putting
> a dehumidifier to work in there to bring the humidity level down.
> You likely would find that it wouldn't need to be bone dry, but at
> least down to 30 - 35 % should make a big difference. I have the
> same trouble here in south-western Ontario, Canada. Being on one
> of the Great Lakes means having to deal with summer humidity, and
> I've found that the dehumidifier does the job.
>
> 73, Weazle, VE3EAR/VE3WZL
>
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