Re: TC for Electrolysis?

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Subject: Re: TC for Electrolysis?
From: "Megavolt Nick" <tesla-at-fieldfamily.prontoserve.co.uk> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 21:03:39 -0700
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Hi Mike,
              some time back I built a small bipolar TC.  Its performance
was less than impressive.  I built it loosely from plans in an ancient book
I have, the Boy Electrician 1932, I eventually tuned it - the book was way
out on the tuning.  When I did it achieved 2" arc from about 50VA input.  It
tried a stiffer psu and bigger cap but all that happened was the sec. arced
to the pri. incessantly and in fear for my xfmr I pulled the plug.
The spark gap design came from the book as well and this may have
contributed to the poor performance, the discharge was very brush like and
thin indicating a high break rate.  The ceramic mmc cap probably also
contributed to the poor performance.

Regards
Nick Field

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> Original Poster: "mrand" <mrand-at-iols-dot-net>
>
> Yes, in the bipolar coil arrangement the "ground" is the other secondary
> coil end wire some distance away in air.  The wire powering the motor also
> needed inductance, several wounds on a metal core, and capacitance in the
> form of a sheet of metal forming an LC resonance circuit.
>
> I heard that Tim Raney built a bipolar circuit.  Can he be reached?  I
would
> like to built or buy a unit.  Has anyone built a bipolar coil?  I have
> several questions.  Fredrick Strong's description of his coil in the 1917
> Electrical Experimenter Magazine is the best description I have seen to
> date.
>
> Thanks - Mike
>