Re: [TCML] Re: Dummy load for optimum cap size Experimentation

[Futuret <futuret@xxxxxxx>]

I've had good results using silver gaps.  They didn't seem to require
sanding or cleaning.

Thanks for your update Gary.

John

 

 


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Danniken <danniken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Sep 14, 2010 11:16 am
Subject: Re: [TCML] Re: Dummy load for optimum cap size Experimentation


Gary Lau wrote: 
> 
> I found that sanding the sucker gap contacts made a HUGE difference 
> in light output, so I'll have to sand them briefly for each data 
> point (yes I'm careful not to disturb the gap width). 
> 
> It looks like I'm going to have to live with the fact that static gap 
> systems cannot deliver a stable and repeatable amount of power, and 
> hope that the differences in power throughput with different cap 
> values will be significantly greater than averaged gap power 
> fluctuations.  Stay tuned for more. 
 
I used to sand the pipe sections on my parallel gap after each use; I could actually see a decrease in power over the course of a 30 second run. 
 
Jon  
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