Countdown to 'CAUAC'.. 80kva 3 phase to DC coil to light again!

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Original poster: syd <tesla-at-playahearth-dot-com> 

howdy all!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I'll be installing and running 
'CAUAC' again at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA on May 
1st and 2nd. Although the tickets are a bit pricey, the music lineup is 
extraordinary (if you're into that sort a thing ;o)  I wish that I were 
able to get some tesla enthusiasts into the event for free, but alas, I 
just don't got that kinda puLL. Any tesla list members that DO make it 
down, well it'd be swell to talk to ya, and I'd be happy to show you around 
the machine.

<http://www.coachella-dot-com/main.html>http://www.coachella-dot-com/main.html


I posted some info on this piece back in 2002, if anyone remembers, and I 
fully intended to update my web site to share findings and technical 
notes.. well.. almost two years later and I haven't touched the web site.. 
my apologies.

http://www.playahearth-dot-com/sydtesla/coachteslalbum/index.html

I still intend to revamp the whole site, and include in the tesla coil 
section some things that I've learned along the way. Here's a couple facts 
in the meantime:

Height:  15.5 feet
Power required:  3 phase delta 480 or 240 80kva
Lpri:  38uH
Lsec:  66mH
Cpri:  .191uF
Limiting Reactors: (3) 3.6mH Adjustable
Charging Reactors: (2) 2H  3A  26kvdc
Prim. Switch:  4 Gap series rotary variable
Topload:  82pF
Arc length:  25'+

This year I will be utilizing a number of things for this first time. Some 
are rebuilds, and others are coming on-line fresh. First time appearances 
this year are: Charging reactors (that was a legacy of research and 
construction!) hope they work, a digital fiber-optic linked break rate 
tachometer, a brand new 3 phase rectifier set with increased prv to 77kvdc, 
a divider network so that I can monitor dc kilovolts in real-time. I've 
also rebuilt all of the stationary gap electrodes with pure tungsten studs 
which I silver brazed to pure copper rods. Gap losses aRe 
SIGnificant!!  The tolerances on my rotary gap are so close now that 
they're squeaking :o)

Anyway.. I'm also building fire towers so that the arcs can, at times, find 
their way down through the wonderfully conductive flames.

zap zap!
hope some peeps can attend!

syd klinge