Re: 3Rd Light - UPDATE

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Original poster: "Albert Hassick by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <uncadoc-at-juno-dot-com>

Hi Simon.  Sounds to me that you need more capacitance in your tank
circuit.  JMO.   Al.

On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 06:35:15 -0700 "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
writes:
> Original poster: "Simon Yorkston by way of Terry Fritz 
> <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <quantumx-at-ozemail-dot-com.au>
> 
> Hi All.
> I've just finished 3rd light testing, and well, you can basically 
> ignore my
> last posting.
> Still getting queer results.
> 
> > I powered up, still got nothing. on a whim, I tapped the primary 
> as far as
> it could go. I induced some tiny corona to the earth pole I had 
> setup about
> 1' away. Interested, I pulled apart the primary, and INCREASED the 
> inner
> diameter[ decreasing the coupling]. Powered up, and got the good ol' 
> white
> sparks [yeah], but only from about 4 inches away. [note- I also 
> grafted some
> more piping on the primary, but sparks were decreased if I tapped 
> any
> further from the afore mentioned spot]
> 
> Hmm. What the heck is going on? The first time I ran the coil, the 
> primary
> inner diameter was much greater [~2"] and tapped on turn 15 I think, 
> and I
> got 1 1/2' sparks [not white].
> 
> This is defying all of the calculations that you guys did... Have 
> you got
> any clues to what the hell is going on? Because I really want to get 
> this
> thingo going, and keep getting my appetite whet..
> 
> Should I increase the inner diameter, or decrease it.. or what?
> 
> Thanks, and take care,
>  Simon
> [[feel free to give me the answer in the form of "just tap the NST 
> once and
> it will be fine"]] :))
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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