Re: spark gaps

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: spark gaps
From: "norm" <jkooi-at-wish-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 17:00:05 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

the safety gap is mostly for protecting your net from flashbacks from your
coil to the primary coil.

|    |--+-------------------|------|c1|--|c2|--}
|    |                            +
|    |  +-----|ground         SG                           }
|    |                            +
|    |--+-------------------|----------------}

The one on the left is the safety gap, with a ball in the middle wich is
grounded
Thus, when a stike to the primary the safety gap pick it out, leading it to
the ground.

how to adjust it, look in the pupman files on www.pupman-dot-com

greeting from Jeroen Kooiman from the netherlands.



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Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 1:51 PM
Subject: spark gaps


> Original Poster: Mouser25-at-aol-dot-com
>
> What is  the difference between a spark gap and a safety gap.  Do I need a
> safety gam on my tesla coil I a, going to build with a NST -at- 15/60.
>
> |    |-------- + ------|c1|--|c2|--}
> |    |               SG                           }
> |    |-------- + ----------------}
>
> that is the primary system with the spark gap were would you put a safety
gap?
>
>
>