Re: Tuning troubles

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Original poster: "Jeremy Scott by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <supertux1-at-yahoo-dot-com>


I'd be glad to help, but you'll have to provide more
details. (Dimensions, values, specifications
of all the parts.) I wouldn't want to lead you astray
with speculations :)


--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz
 > <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Pomnept-at-aol-dot-com>
 >
 > I am a new coiler and recently constructed a
 > fair-sized TC. Today I turned it
 > on with a variac at 30% power. Although the spark
 > gap was firing there were
 > no streamers, and I decided to stop at this point.
 >
 >        I have two
 > questions ; should I turn the voltage up and hope
 > for results, and what are
 > the variables that I should tinker with in the
 > tuning process. Also, what
 > should I look for as far as the output of the coil.
 > ( In terms of tuning
 > effect.)
 >            Thanks in advance!
 >
 > Robert Hanford
 >
 >


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