Re: spark gaps

To: tesla@pupman.com
Subject: Re: spark gaps
From: "norm" <jkooi@wish.net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla@uswest.net>)
Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 17:00:05 -0600
Approved: twftesla@uswest.net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla@pupman.com@fixme

the safety gap is mostly for protecting your net from flashbacks from your
coil to the primary coil.

|    |--+-------------------|------|c1|--|c2|--}
|    |                            +
|    |  +-----|ground         SG                           }
|    |                            +
|    |--+-------------------|----------------}

The one on the left is the safety gap, with a ball in the middle wich is
grounded
Thus, when a stike to the primary the safety gap pick it out, leading it to
the ground.

how to adjust it, look in the pupman files on www.pupman.com

greeting from Jeroen Kooiman from the netherlands.



----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2000 1:51 PM
Subject: spark gaps


> Original Poster: Mouser25@aol.com
>
> What is  the difference between a spark gap and a safety gap.  Do I need a
> safety gam on my tesla coil I a, going to build with a NST @ 15/60.
>
> |    |-------- + ------|c1|--|c2|--}
> |    |               SG                           }
> |    |-------- + ----------------}
>
> that is the primary system with the spark gap were would you put a safety
gap?
>
>
>