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RE: LTR cap BPS?



Original poster: "Lau, Gary" <gary.lau@xxxxxx>

The performance with .02uF and .025uF were difficult to tell apart, but
were clearly better than the .012uF.

Regards, Gary

> Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Gary:
>
> With the 4/20 setup, which cap provided the best performance from your
sec
> coil?
>
> Dr. Resonance
>
> >
> > The BPS of a static gap is whatever it "needs to be", determined by
the
> > gap width, cap size, and power supply. Sorry to be so vague, but
there
> > is no specific target number, and it's not related to
mains-resonance.
> > Lower figures generally result from higher C values and/or higher
> > voltages, resulting in greater bang sizes and better performance.
From
> > a post I submitted last year:
> >
> > I just measured the BPS of my mini coil, using a
partially-deshunted
> > 4/20 NST. Using a digital storage scope, I scoped the field coming
off
> > the secondary over a 400 msec interval with a scope probe hanging
about
> > 8 feet from the coil. I tried 3 different cap sizes:
> > Cap BPS
> > .012uF 297 BPS
> > .02uF 207 BPS
> > .025uF 157 BPS
> >
> > Regards, Gary Lau
> > MA, USA
> >
> > > Original poster: "Black Moon" <black_moons@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Hi, I was wondering, when using a LTR cap an a NST, is your
break rate
> > > spost to be around 60? is the resonant action what causes it not
to be
> > 120+?
> >
> >
> >
>