Tesla Coil with PQHSG

Tesla Coil with a Hyperbaric Gap variation very cleverly assembled in record time by Pete K.

The gap is pressurized by a vacuum cleaner and allows for greater energy to be stored in the tank cap.

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[RDW1455]

Excuse me! But besides the pretty light show does the Tesla device here serve a function? Make coffee, doughnuts, do dishes, clean and ionize the air?

What is it's overall purpose?

[shobley]

You sound like me...

I got into Tesla coils when a friend needed a high voltage/high frequency power source for his own dastardly schemes...

I asked the same question when I started,.

It's actually quite difficult to get the Tesla coil to work - and I've never been able to resist a challenge. I learned a lot of things about AC when building it.

But for me it's a pretty light show.

[shobley]

This is just a 60ma 12kv nst - so nothing compared to a pig.

[xmlisnotaprotocol]

Cool gap - I like it!

Any idea what the difference in pressure makes to the quenching? reason I ask is I have a gap but is suck air past the electrodes,perhaps I should blow? I think is the fast air 'blowing out' the arc more than anything...

[shobley]

A good question - the pressurized gap was a development from the sucker gap. The Tesla Coil Mailing list suggested the idea. I have not tested the sucker gap, but it is generally agreed that the pressure chamber design is better.

We've had the best results with it, even better than a sync rotary gap.

I think that the pressure in the chamber increases the air resistance and can lead to higher energy in each discharge.

[hardstyle905]

@RDW1455 Its purpose is fun, learning, fascination, hobby.

[LazorLad]

wireless electricity

[megavoltproductions]

ahmen !! i used to use a SRSG

but it was too noisey now i use a sucker gap

and i still get my 10 foot sparks ..

i found some sweet 7 amp shop vac guts and i use that to do the sucking ...

how many kVA are you running??  me i use a 10kVA pig @ 4-7 kVA....