Re: How many STSG's in service?

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Original poster: "Steve White by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <slwhite-at-zeus.ia-dot-net>

To make something more flexible, I had the following in mind for making pole
pig leads. I was thinking of passing each high voltage wire (35 KV test)
through some of that flexible aluminum conduit that you can get from
building supply stores. There would be 2 conduits, one per high voltage
lead. I would then ground the conduit to the HV ground. This would allow the
cables to take strikes without worry. The cables could also be rolled up
after use.

I also had another idea. for HV cables. After buying (cheap) some Belden 35
KV test lead wire for the pig leads I studied the construction and came up
with my own idea for building cheap HV wire. I noticed that the Belden wire
uses polyethylene as the HV insulation. I found that you can buy
polyethylene tubing very cheapy at the building supply stores. It is
typically used for water lines. I think that you can buy this tubing and
then pass your conventional low voltage wire through the tubing to make your
own HV cables. Judging from the thickness of the available polyehtylene
tubing and after looking up the breakdown voltage, I would think that you
could very easily make 50 KV cables with no problem. These cales could then
be passed through the flexible aluminum conduit to make a very rugged but
flexible HV cable.

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Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 8:06 PM
Subject: RE: How many STSG's in service?


> Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>
>
> Hi Barton
>
> I really like the way you take power from the pole pig through plastic
> plumbing pipes. It keep the lethal cables from just lying around. I'm ging
> to use this approach myself. Thanks.
>
> Godfrey Loudner
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tesla list [SMTP:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> > Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 2:30 PM
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Re: How many STSG's in service?
> >
> > Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson by way of Terry Fritz
> > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> >
> > Hi J.B.,
> >
> > I'm using a rq/tcbor triggered arrangement. I think we are still
> > beta-testing (I know I am). I'm using a basic
> > circuit without resistors. I don't have much variation with the
controller
> > which I mounted on the control panel
> > and left the rest under the coil. I think the pot used should be about
> > 50k.
> > My controller came with a 250k pot
> > and I haven't tried a 50k yet. My controller doesn't have a diac to fire
> > the triac gate, but I intend on
> > throwing one in. My controller is not a Lutron, but one I picked up from
> > ACE Hardware. Same basic circuit
> > however minus the diac. I put in a 25A triac.
> >
> > Regarding performance? Not sure yet. At this point, the srsg
out-performed
> > the trigger gap. But for me, it's
> > too soon to make a judgement. The trigger gap however is running sweet
and
> > cool, and this gap isn't any louder
> > than my srsg.
> >
> > I took some photo's a couple weeks ago and through them  up showing the
> > gap, coil, and sparks. I'm running at
> > less than half power in the garage due to a metal bed which is up on the
> > rafters and puts me in harms way  (the
> > end of it is right over my head next to the control box and the other
end
> > is about 5 feet to the toroid). I've
> > tried to keep it below this spark range.
> >
> > http://www.classictesla-dot-com/photos/tgk/tgk.html
> >
> > Take care,
> > --
> > Barton B. Anderson
> > http://www.classictesla-dot-com
> >
> > Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > > Original poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath by way of Terry Fritz
> > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>
> > >
> > > Hello Coilers,
> > >
> > > Lately there hasn't been much discussion on the list concerning
> > > the triggered gaps and I was wondering how many are now running
> > > them and what your results/comments where?
> > >
> > > Has anyone switched to a triggered gap from a sync rotary, and
> > > if so, what differences did you notice?  Has there been anyone
> > > besides myself that has been experimenting with the "dimmers"
> > > to finalise a design or are we still beta testing?
> > >
> > > I'd like to hear from any and all about your findings, as I've
> > > found my own experiments not only interesting but rewarding in
> > > the way my coil performs with a STSG.
> > >
> > > 73, Weazle, VE3EAR/VE3WZL
> > >
> > > Listening: 147.030+ and 442.075+
> > > E-mail:    weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca
> > >            or ve3ear-at-rac.ca
> > > Web site:  http://www.hurontel.on.ca/~weazle
> >
> >
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