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Reported Stats

Xfmr Mains Xfmr Primary Primary Primary Primary


Current Xfmr Mains Voltage Rated Rated Primary Inner Outer Inductor Inductor Primary Coupling Secondary Secondary
Rating No. of Ratio Freq. at Arc Voltage Power Tank Cap Diameter Diameter Size Spacing Tap Coefficient Diameter Length Secondary
Coiler Transformer (mA) Xfmrs L1:L2 (Hz) (V) (V) (w) PFC (uF) Primary Style (inches) (inches) (inches) (inches) (turn) (K) (inch) (inch) Wire Gauge
Adam Smith NST 120 1 60 120 9,000 0.0180 Flat Spiral 9.00 8 25 20
Aron NST 120 1 60 120 15,000 1,800 0.0250 Flat Spiral 3.00 36.00 0.162 0.500 15.00 7.5 36 24
Barry Benson MOT 200 1 84.0 60 75 10,000 0.0400 Flat Spiral 5.00 6 20 18
Bart Anderson Pole Pig 694 1 60.0 60 150 14,400 0.0600 Flat Spiral 16.25 34.00 0.375 0.375 9.00 0.193 12.5 34 18
Bert Hickman NST 90 1 60 140 15,000 1,400 0.0210 Flat Spiral 8.75 25.00 0.375 0.063 10.50 0.156 6.25 24.25 22
Bert Hickman NST 60 2 60 140 15,000 1,800 180uF 0.0205 Flat Spiral 12.75 34.00 0.375 0.625 15.50 0.209 10.25 31 21
Bill "Gomez" Lemieux Pole Pig 1 68.0 60 220 15,000 5,000 0.1000 Flat Ribbon 32.00 46.00 0.500 3.50 20 48 20
Bill "Gomez" Lemieux Pole Pig 1 68.0 60 220 15,000 5,000 0.1000 Flat Ribbon 34.00 46.00 0.500 3.25 12.25 45 16
Bill Wysock SS 3,472 1 150.0 60 220/480 36,000 125,000 0.2750 Magnifier 146.00 60 120 8
Bob Golding NST 50 1 37.5 50 240 9,000 0.0120 Conical 30° 6.00 22.00 0.375 0.500 11.50 4.25 21 23
Brian Basura POT 1 60 100 12,000 1,500 0.0410 Flat Spiral 9.50 26.00 0.250 0.250 7.50 6.5 22.5 22
Charles Brush Pole Pig 1 60 19,900 15,000 0.0250 Conical 0.250 6 28 22
Chip Atkinson Pole Pig 1 60 220 14,400 10,000 0.0250 Flat Spiral 14.00 36.00 0.030 0.500 14.00 10 25 20
Chris Swinson NST 30 1 50 230 8,000 240 0.0113 Flat Spiral 5.00 26.00 0.246 0.380 16.00 4.3 38 0.4mm
Chuck Cook NST 60 1 75.0 60 120 9,000 0.0054 Helix 12.00 1 11 36
Chuck Corran Pole Pig 1 60 280 16,800 15,000 0.0750 Flat Spiral 21.00 52.00 0.625 0.500 9.50 15.25 56 15
Cliff Fahrer NST 90 1 60 120 9,000 0.0020 Helix 10.00 n/a 0.204 0.500 3 30 22
Cobbott Sanders NST 60 3 120.0 120 15,000 0.0200 Conical 30° 13.00 28.00 0.250 0.500 12.50 8.25 26 22
Corey Edmonds NST 30 1 12,000 360 0.0063 Conical 15° 6.00 0.080 0.250 16.00 4 18 24
Dale Martin NST 120 1 32.0 50 260 8,000 0.0163 Conical-20° 6.75 19.00 0.250 0.250 8.00 see note 21 21
Dale Martin HBT 2 1 14.0 50 240 3,200 0.0030 Helix 2.00 n/a 0.081 0.094 7.00 0.75 5 35
Daryl Dacko LD 1 60 5,000 1,800 0.0250 Helix 5.00 4 12 22
Dave Sharpe Pole Pig 118 1 60 240 14,400 1,700 0.0500 Flat Spiral 10.00 8 20
David Dean NST 20 1 60 160 9,000 0.0040 Flat Spiral 6.25 9.00 0.313 0.250 7.50 2.75 9 28
David Euans Pole Pig 347 1 60.0 60 240 14,400 0.0500 Flat Spiral 9.00 8 33 20
David Huffman NST 60 1 100.0 60 135 12,000 720 0.0060 Conical 5.00 12.00 0.102 11.00 2.375 13.5 24
David Huffman NST 45 2 100.0 60 135 12,000 540 0.0180 Flat Spiral 12.00 25.00 0.250 0.563 8.00 8.1875 26.25 18
Ed Sonderman Pole Pig 1 60.0 60 240 14,400 5,000 0.0500 Flat Spiral 9.75 29.00 0.375 0.375 9.50 0.170 6 27.6 22
Ed Sonderman NST 60 1 100.0 60 120 12,000 720 0.0049 Flat Spiral 4.75 17.20 0.100 0.350 12.15 3 13.1 28
Gary Lau NST 60 1 60 122 15,000 900 0.0100 Conical-15° 6.50 19.25 0.250 0.500 13.00 0.141 4.25 23.25 22
Gary Weaver FIT 20 1 50.0 60 120 6,000 120 0.0050 Conical-30° 0.250 0.250 3.00 1.5 7 28
Gary Weaver NST 30 1 125.0 60 120 15,000 450 0.0050 Flat Spiral 7.00 15.00 0.250 0.250 8.00 4.5 13 24
Gary Weaver NST 30 1 125.0 60 120 15,000 450 0.0050 Conical-15° 6.50 23.00 0.250 0.250 4.5 21 24
Gary Weaver NST 50 1 125.0 60 120 15,000 750 0.0050 Conical-30° 6.50 29.00 0.250 0.625 4.5 20.5 24
Gary Weaver NST 30 3 125.0 60 120 15,000 450 0.0264 Conical-15° 7.50 23.00 0.250 0.250 6.625 23 24
Gary Weaver PDT 933 1 75.0 60 240 18,000 16,800 0.0200 Conical-15° 7.50 23.00 0.250 0.250 6.625 23 24
Gary Weaver PDT 933 1 75.0 60 240 18,000 16,800 0.0350 Flat Spiral 14.00 0.250 0.250 12.00 20.5 32 20
George W. Ensley Pole Pig 1 60 220 5,000 0.0350 Conical 9.00 30.00 0.375 0.375 13.50 0.180 9.25 37.25 22
Gordon King NST 30 7 60 120 12,000 0.0280 Conical 16.00 33.00 0.250 0.675 14.50 11.75 45.75 18
Howard Brinton NST 60 1 100.0 60 120 12,000 0.0160 Conical 12.00 10 26.4 20
Jeff W. Parisse Pole Pig 1 60.0 60 200 14,400 5,000 0.1100 Flat Ribbon 6.25 28.00 0.125 1.000 4.50 12.625 55 16
John Freau NST 30 1 100.0 60 120 12,000 720 28uF 0.0070 Conical-15° 8.50 17.25 0.081 34.00 6.5 23 28
John Freau NST 30 1 100.0 60 120 12,000 720 28uF 0.0070 Conical-15° 8.50 13.50 0.081 20.00 0.090 4.25 24 28
John Freau Potential 104 1 120.0 60 14,400 1,500 0.0070 Conical-15° 8.50 13.50 0.081 20.00 0.090 4.25 24 28
John Freau Potential 104 1 120.0 60 14,400 1,500 0.0140 Conical-15° 8.50 13.50 0.081 20.00 0.080 4.25 24 28
Julian Green Pole Pig 1 45.8 50 240 5,000 0.0300 Conical 9.00 21.00 0.375 0.750 9.00 7 21 .56mm
Kevin Eldredge NST 60 1 75.0 60 120 9,000 0.0100 Flat Spiral 15.00 6.25 20 24

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Reported Stats

Xfmr Mains Xfmr Primary Primary Primary Primary


Current Xfmr Mains Voltage Rated Rated Primary Inner Outer Inductor Inductor Primary Coupling Secondary Secondary
Rating No. of Ratio Freq. at Arc Voltage Power Tank Cap Diameter Diameter Size Spacing Tap Coefficient Diameter Length Secondary
Coiler Transformer (mA) Xfmrs L1:L2 (Hz) (V) (V) (w) PFC (uF) Primary Style (inches) (inches) (inches) (inches) (turn) (K) (inch) (inch) Wire Gauge
Kevin Eldredge Lab Demo 640 1 125.0 60 104 15,000 0.0700 Flat Spiral 17.00 8.5 51 24
Larry Robertson NST 60 2 60 115 15,000 900 0.0250 Flat Spiral 12.00 36.00 0.500 0.250 12.00 8 30 22
Malcolm Watts Lab Demo 308 1 23.0 50 240 5,520 1,700 0.1000 Helix 26.00 n/a 0.375 0.375 0.120 9.9 45 .56mm
Marco Denicolai MOT 77 2 29.5 50 220 6,500 1,000 0.0500 Flat Spiral 5.30 13.10 0.188 0.300 7.00 4.33 19.7 26
Mark Finnis NST 60 2 62.5 50 240 15,000 1,800 0.0240 Flat Spiral 10.00 0.250 0.300 9.50 6.3 27.5 20
Mark Graalman Potential 200 1 60 220 10,000 2,000 0.0910 Flat Spiral 11.00 30.00 0.750 0.500 5.00 0.188 8.75 31 18
Matthias Andersson NST 45 10 50 230 4,000 180 0.0470 Conical-10° 7.50 20.00 0.313 0.400 8.19 6.5 23.6 22
Michael Baumann NST 30 1 100.0 60 120 12,000 360 0.0061 Conical 4.50 0.250 0.250 8.75 3.5 10 24
Mike Hollingsworth NST 60 2 125.0 60 120 15,000 1,800 0.0250 Flat Spiral 12.00 18.00 0.313 0.250 9.00 8.22 24.7 20
Peter Elekessy NST 30 2 50 240 15,000 900 0.0110 Conical 8.00 24.00 0.188 0.438 14.75 6.25 22 24
R. Scott Coppersmith NST 60 1 125.0 60 125 15,000 0.0146 Conical 30° 6.25 16.00 6.25 25.5 22
R. Scott Coppersmith Lab Demo 1,000 1 16.0 60 250 4,000 4,000 0.1800 Conical 11.00 15.25 0.230 0.200 5.30 6.89 50 22
Reinhard Buchner NST 75 1 31.3 50 235 7,500 563 0.0090 Flat Spiral 14.56 29.13 0.375 0.375 7.8722 32.7 19.6
Richard Burnett NST 100 2 25.0 50 240 6,000 1,200 0.0330 Conical 10° 8.00 18.00 0.250 0.500 6.50 4 24 23
Richard Hull Pole Pig 641 1 65.0 60 210 15,600 0.0850 Conical 16.00 44.00 0.625 1.000 11.00 0.250 14 46 18
Richard Staron NST 30 1 125.0 60 120 15,000 0.0050 Conical 13.00 4.2 18 22
Rick Kirby NST 30 4 60 130 15,000 450 0.0200 Flat Spiral 9.00 24.75 0.250 0.250 13.25 0.185 6.31 22.5 24
Robert Cressler Plate 348 1 50.0 60 115 5,750 2,000 0.0150 Flat Spiral 10.00 50.00 0.510 1.375 8.625 42 18
Roderick Maxwell NST 200 1 60 120 12,000 3,000 60uF 0.0150 Conical 7.00 25.00 0.375 0.375 9.00 6.25 22 21
Skip Greiner NST 60 1 120 15,000 900 0.0150 Flat Spiral 23.00 0.375 0.250 6.00 0.190 17.5 24 16
Steve Crawshaw Lab Demo 80 1 104.2 60 240 25,000 0.0040 Conical 25.00 4 18 26
Steve Rodway Pole Pig 2,963 1 45.0 50 240 10,800 32,000 0.0074 Conical 6.00 16.00 0.250 0.500 9.50 4.25 16 22
Steve Zeitler MOT 208 1 100.0 60 120 12,000 0.0250 Conical 8.50 9 33 24
Terry Fritz NST 60 1 125.0 60 60 15,000 900 0.0171 Flat Spiral 12.00 26.00 0.250 0.375 15.10 0.175 10.25 30 24
Travis Tabbal NST 60 1 125.0 60 120 15,000 0.0100 15.00 0.250 13.00 6.25 25 22
Tristan Stewart NST 60 1 100.0 60 120 12,000 720 0.0120 Flat Spiral 7.50 0.081 0.250 12.00 4.5 20 24
Will E. Payne Potential 1 70.0 60 240 1,500 0.0250 Conical 12.00 36.00 0.162 1.000 6.00 4.5 28 20

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Reported Stats

Bottom of
Terminal to Output Free
Top Top Top Break Total Output P-P Air Arc
Output Terminal Terminal Winding Gap Arc Length Length
Coiler Terminal (inches) (inches) (inches) (inches) BPS (inches) (inches) Tank Cap Type
Adam Smith toroid 6 x 20 120 52
Aron 2-toroid 4.5 x 20 4.5 x 20 3.000 0.0025 75 65 Commercial 0.025uF
Barry Benson toroid 5 x 20 408 56
Bart Anderson toroid 6.6 x 30 3.000 0.2000 240 65 CSI Professional 60kv, .02uF - 3 in parallel for 0.06uF
Bert Hickman toroid 6 x 21 0.4000 280 46 40 Dual Home-Brew Flat Plate-PE
Bert Hickman toroid 8 x 32 2.500 0.5400 280 65 Dual Home-Brew Flat Plate-PE
Bill "Gomez" Lemieux toroid 8 x 30 8.000 0.1250 750 96 96 4 ea. 60kVDC oil/paper DC filter caps in series/parallel for a total of 120kVDC, 0.1uF
Bill "Gomez" Lemieux toroid 10 x 30 6.000 0.0625 230 120 120 4 ea. 60kVDC oil/paper DC filter caps in series/parallel for a total of 120kVDC, 0.1uF
Bill Wysock toroid 30 x 96 660 480 Commercial PE, 0.1uF, 50kv, 14 in series/parallel + 2-ext. for 0.275uF at 100kvac
Bob Golding toroid 4 x 19 4.000 0.1800 24 18 Poly Flat Plate
Brian Basura toroid 6 x 32 4.500 0.1300 60 40 Rolled PE (6 layers of .006 for .036") (4 in series/parallel)
Charles Brush 2-toroid 14 x 27 14 x 36 1.250 77 Two 0.05uF (series) 50kv Maxwells
Chip Atkinson toroid 7 x 38 6.000 0.0500 see note 60 48 Rolled PE
Chris Swinson 2-wok 6 x 10 1.000 0.0079 24 18 Flat Plate
Chuck Cook toroid 2x7 120 16
Chuck Corran toroid 10.5 x 56 5.000 0.5000 380 156 140 0.025uF, 20kv (Condenser Products). 0.05uF, 30kv (Plastic Capacitors)
Cliff Fahrer .25" stud 0.25 3.000 0.2000 20 18 Alum foil/1/4 inch glass plate. Value is calculated, not measured.
Cobbott Sanders toroid 4 x 24 1.000 see notes 40 48 Surplus 100kv .01 caps
Corey Edmonds toroid 4 x 17.25 120 22
Dale Martin 2-toroid 4 x 14 5 x 25 3.000 0.0500 50 48 Generic TCBOR rolled PE cap under oil
Dale Martin sphere 5 1.500 0.2500 3 2 LCC HT0 doorknob
Daryl Dacko 120 25
Dave Sharpe toroid 4 x 16 36
David Dean toroid 4 x 11 0.000 0.4060 120 9 4 bud longnecks in a plastic bucket filled with NaCl solution
David Euans toroid 8.5 x 34 200 90
David Huffman toroid 4 x 11.5 0.500 0.0150 120 18 Ceramic
David Huffman toroid 6 x 21 5.000 0.0300 120 35 35 Ceramic
Ed Sonderman toroid 5 x 33 5 x 40 10.000 0.1000 500 104 Commercial, Condenser Products, two .025 ufd in parallel
Ed Sonderman 2-toroid 1 x 12 4 x 13.5 4.000 26 18 Rolled PE
Gary Lau 2-toroid 4.5 x 15.5 6.25 x 24 -0.500 0.3600 51 40 Prof. Fair Radio Sales-100kv
Gary Weaver toroid 2x4 0.0750 6 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver 2-toroid 5 x 11 5 x 11 0.2000 14 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver toroid 4.5 x 16 0.2000 15 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver 2-toroid 5 x 11 5 x 11 0.2000 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver toroid 10 x 27 0.2000 54 49 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver toroid 10 x 27 0.2000 76 PE Rolled
Gary Weaver sphere 38 0.2000 116 84 PE Rolled
George W. Ensley toroid 7 x 29.75 6.500 96 72
Gordon King toroid 7 x 33 0.000 0.0630 54
Howard Brinton toroid 4.5 x 22 120 16
Jeff W. Parisse toroid 8 x 36 6.000 0.5000 240 135 PE Rolled 100kv
John Freau toroid 4 x 17 2.375 120 42 36 Maxwell Prof. 0.007uF, poly
John Freau toroid 5 x 20 3.375 120 42 36 Maxwell Prof. 0.007uF, poly
John Freau toroid 5 x 20 3.375 120 42 36 Maxwell Prof. 0.007uF, poly
John Freau toroid 6 x 26 3.000 120 64 Maxwell Prof. 0.014uF, poly
Julian Green toroid 5 x 21 1.000 0.0630 300 48 36 PE Rolled
Kevin Eldredge toroid 8 x 10 120 36

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Reported Stats

Bottom of
Terminal to Output Free
Top Top Top Break Total Output P-P Air Arc
Output Terminal Terminal Winding Gap Arc Length Length
Coiler Terminal (inches) (inches) (inches) (inches) BPS (inches) (inches) Tank Cap Type
Kevin Eldredge toroid 12 x 48 700 144
Larry Robertson toroid 7 x 30 4.000 0.0800 240 60 48 2 Maxwell .05 / 50kV in series
Malcolm Watts toroid 9 3.000 100 54 42 Dry-fired extended foil rolled poly. Single cap. 0.5mm dielectric.
Marco Denicolai toroid 3.93 x 15.7 1.600 0.0780 367 31 40 Maxwell Prof. 0.05uF, 50kv
Mark Finnis toroid 8 x 24 3.000 100 54 45 PE Rolled
Mark Graalman toroid 6.5 x 36 8.000 0.0600 700 97 80 Home built Flat Plate
Matthias Andersson toroid 4.3 x 27.5 3.500 0.1780 70 45 PE Rolled
Michael Baumann toroid 3 x 12 0.000 0.1800 120 16 14 Flat Plate PE
Mike Hollingsworth toroid 8 x 22 0.000 0.2500 120 45 Two .05uF 20kv Stanley (rec.) Mica Caps-series
Peter Elekessy toroid 8 x 15 2.000 0.0100 100 42 40 Rolled poly by 2 under Xformer oil
R. Scott Coppersmith sphere 1 120 60 2-caps were PE rolled, 1 was 350 1uf metal film caps soldered in series
R. Scott Coppersmith toroid 4 x 22 4.000 0.0400 565 75 Caps are GE 6 x 1.0uf in series
Reinhard Buchner see notes 4.000 0.8260 100 20 Rolled PE, dry fired, homebrew.
Richard Burnett 2-toroid 4 x 12 4 x 20 5.000 0.0300 410 30 30 Home made rolled PE
Richard Hull toroid 13 x 60 3.000 0.0300 see note 162 Professional
Richard Staron toroid 4 x 17 120 31
Rick Kirby toroid 6.3 x 25.5 2.000 0.2970 120 66 54 Commercial, (FCI) 2 units (.01 uf @ 100000 vdc) for a total of .02uF
Robert Cressler toroid 10 x 40 7.000 Plate. UHMW-PE
Roderick Maxwell toroid 6 x 18 4.000 0.0300 40 36 Plate, PE
Skip Greiner toroid 5.5 x 28 4 120 48 60
Steve Crawshaw toroid 4 x 17 120 48
Steve Rodway toroid 3 x 14 6.000 0.1070 600 28.5 20 Top quality ceramic laser pulse caps
Steve Zeitler toroid 6 x 27 500 60
Terry Fritz salad bowl 12 5.000 0.1200 120 30 22 10-1.7nF, 30kv, doorknob caps (par)
Travis Tabbal toroid 4 x 24 0.1800 120 12
Tristan Stewart sphere 10.5 2.000 0.0100 33 30 unkown, "hockey puck" capacitor
Will E. Payne toroid 8 x 24 4.000 8 40 Glass bottles, NaOH electrolyte inside and out

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Reported Stats

Coiler Ballast Break Notes


Adam Smith internal static - tcbor/rq Primary dimentions not given except tap point. Used 0.375 wire size and ID allowed 1.5" space ba
Aron internal Input 240bps in Calc Stats based on arc length achievements
Barry Benson rotary Primary dimentions not given except tap point. Used 0.375 wire size and ID allowed 1.5" space ba
Bart Anderson external-variac rotary, nonsync-8. 2 stationary - pipe squirl cage Sonotube secondary.
Bert Hickman internal static - tcbor/rq
Bert Hickman internal static-6, tandemrq-12
Bill "Gomez" Lemieux external-39amp variac rotary Secondary is pvc GP "hook-up" wire- tinned, solid. Primary winding is 2.5" copper strap.
Bill "Gomez" Lemieux external-39amp variac non-sync rotary-15 at 3000rpm Secondary is triple-build polyurethane enamel motor wire. Primary winding is 2.5" copper strap.
Bill Wysock External: 6-stack of W-50 Variacs w/current chokes - parallel 3600rpm sync-rotary, 10hp This is a magifier (Model 13M). The driver circuit is ignored and the extra coil is used as classic T
Bob Golding internal rq/tcbor, 9 gaps 1.5" 3" long 1100 watt vacuum cleaner quenched filter chokes 2.2 mH wound on 2" formers 6"long 28 AWG with 1k ohm 50 watt series resistors
Brian Basura external - 2 MOT's + 5 ohms all paralleled RQ with baffels that force air between gaps Secondary uses 200° C insulation and wound at 37 turns per inch.
Charles Brush external-welder 4-gap series rotary BPS value was moved up and down. Value assumed as what is need to come close to JHCTES v
Chip Atkinson external-welder rotary. Break rate variable 500 - 1000
Chris Swinson internal static Ctop = woks = used toroid calc. Sec/pri wire values given in metric
Chuck Cook internal static, air
Chuck Corran external rotary
Cliff Fahrer internal static, air Ctop is a 1/4 inch stud. 0.25 diam. x 2 inch long. Ctop is close to 0. Used 0.01 to prevent a #div/0
Cobbott Sanders internal altair series FlexiGap spaced 1/8" to 1/16" apart. Ctop also included a punching bag covered with foil. Used standard 2-toroid dimentions for Ctop c
Corey Edmonds internal static - tcbor/rq
Dale Martin internal RQ/TCBOR 13x 1 1/4" copper pipe, 2 sets of 6 gaps in parallel Secondary coil is taped 5.5" down to 4.25 = Used average of 4.875
Dale Martin internal adjustable static gap Tungsten. Carbide electrodes Small Mhz demo coil. Lot's of corona.
Daryl Dacko static Toroid dimentions not known. Used values based on 2.8 * Cself (personal judgement)
Dave Sharpe external -welder 12p non-sync Primary dimentions not given except tap point. Used 0.375 wire size and ID allowed 1.5" space ba
David Dean internal (no modification) single static 3/4 dia brass rods + air blast Seconday is magnet wire salveged from a relay coil and a fan motor. 850 turn secondary is about
David Euans external rotary
David Huffman internal static-7
David Huffman internal static-10
Ed Sonderman external - variac + resistor rotary, asynchronous Dual toroids are seperated 16" apart using 16" x 30" alum. cylinder as spacer
Ed Sonderman internal static - tcbor/rq Dual toroids are seperated 6" apart.
Gary Lau internal static w/air quench
Gary Weaver static / tcbor/rq. No air cooling. Bottom of secondary connected to primary.
Gary Weaver internal static-8 tcbor/rq. Muffin fan cooling. Secondary is wound with 2-wires paralleled, connected at each end.
Gary Weaver internal static-8 tcbor/rq. Muffin fan cooling.
Gary Weaver internal static-8 tcbor/rq. Muffin fan cooling.
Gary Weaver internal static-8 tcbor/rq. Muffin fan cooling.
Gary Weaver external static-8 tcbor/rq. Muffin fan cooling.
Gary Weaver external static-8 tcbor/rq. Muffin fan cooling.
George W. Ensley external-welder/oven elements/variac rotary Unknown BPS on variable rotary. Used 400 based on arc length.
Gordon King internal rotary-12 Unknown BPS on variable rotary. Used 240 based on arc length.
Howard Brinton internal static, air
Jeff W. Parisse external - variac 1156 SP sync-rotary Model 8J (Big Reg) as seen on www.teslacoil.com. Insulated secondary wire-spacing unknown-us
John Freau internal sync rotary, 8 spinning and 8 fixed electrodes Uses 28uF PFC on Neon. Draws 720W on Weston model 310.
John Freau internal sync rotary w/2 series gaps Uses 28uF PFC on Neon. Secondary spacing modified to match actual turns of 1400. Secondary
John Freau 150 turn I-core. Variable tap. sync rotary w/2 series gaps Secondary spacing modified to match actual turns of 1400. Secondary is 1.25" BELOW primary c
John Freau 150 turn I-core. Variable tap. sync rotary, 8 spinning and 8 fixed electrodes Secondary spacing modified to match actual turns of 1400. Secondary is 0.25" BELOW primary c
Julian Green external - resitor, 5 ohm rotary Secondary wire size is 0.56mm = 0.0220 inch = 23.2awg.
Kevin Eldredge internal sync. rotary + static

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Reported Stats

Coiler Ballast Break Notes


Kevin Eldredge rotary
Larry Robertson internal rotary + static-7 Vertical p-p arc = 60, horizontal p-p arc = 54
Malcolm Watts internal single static, 1/2" tungsten carbide on brass rod Bifiler wound with .56mm (.6mm w/insulation). Sphere capacitance measured at 7.2pF. Spacing a
Marco Denicolai internal + external (MOT) rotary
Mark Finnis internal 3-gap static
Mark Graalman external-variac 8p 5000rpm
Matthias Andersson internal tcbor/rq + air quench Actually uses 10 Neons in parallel/series for 1.8kva
Michael Baumann internal static - tcbor/rq
Mike Hollingsworth external-variac-20 GL-static Coil has about 10 turns spaced 1/4" wound at top
Peter Elekessy internal sync-rotary I can get longer spark lengths using a 24" sphere but the arcs are very difficult to control.
R. Scott Coppersmith internal static Sphere calculation for top capacitance calculated a C(pf) = diameter (inches) * 1.411. Primary (b
R. Scott Coppersmith internal rotary-8 Xformer is from a CO2 cutting/welding laser power supply made by JECO. Air cooled. The second
Reinhard Buchner internal Flat 18mm Cu static gap (see notes) Top terminal is a paint sprayer bottle ~4" x 6". Spark improvement proved with a six sided AL stan
Richard Burnett RQ-static-5 Secondary winding (bottom/middle/top) 0.9mm / 0.67mm / 0.56mm=meas. 16.5mH (assumed 23
Richard Hull external-var.+ res non-sync rotary, static-8 BPS is 200 - 500 variable. Used 500 based on calculated arc length.
Richard Staron internal static
Rick Kirby internal vac. w/9 tubes in lexan
Robert Cressler external-variac series static No arc lengths given.
Roderick Maxwell variac
Skip Greiner internal sync rotary Data from John Frea.
Steve Crawshaw static
Steve Rodway external-heater elements folded TerryF
Steve Zeitler rotary
Terry Fritz external-variac sync rotary
Travis Tabbal internal rq/tcbor stati6-6 at 0.030" These are stats from Tristan's new coil setup during a post to the List. RF ground is metal sheet.
Tristan Stewart internal static-tcbor/rq Top terminal is a Van de graph sphere. Capacitance calculated as C(pf) = diameter (inches) * 1.4
Will E. Payne external-resistor hot water elements static, hollow, aspirated by shop vac

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Reported Stats

Coiler
Primary dimentions not given except tap point. Used 0.375Adam wire size
Smithand ID allowed 1.5" space based on L2 diameter for coupling coefficient + mutual inductance.
Aron
Primary dimentions not given except tap point. Used 0.375Barrywire size and ID allowed 1.5" space based on L2 diameter for coupling coefficient + mutual inductance.
Benson
Bart Anderson
Bert Hickman
Bert Hickman
Secondary is pvc GP "hook-up" wire- tinned, solid. PrimaryBill winding
"Gomez" is 2.5" copper strap.
Lemieux
Secondary is triple-build polyurethane enamel motor wire. Primary
Bill "Gomez"
windingLemieux
is 2.5" copper strap.
This is a magifier (Model 13M). The driver circuit is ignoredBill
andWysock
the extra coil is used as classic TC secondary. BPS value not given (used 400 per calculated arc length average)
filter chokes 2.2 mH wound on 2" formers 6"long 28 AWG with Bob Golding
1k ohm 50 watt series resistors
Brian Basura
BPS value was moved up and down. Value assumed as what Charles
is needBrush
to come close to JHCTES value.
Chip Atkinson
Chris Swinson
Chuck Cook
Chuck Corran
Ctop is a 1/4 inch stud. 0.25 diam. x 2 inch long. Ctop is close
Cliff to
Fahrer
0. Used 0.01 to prevent a #div/0 error.
Ctop also included a punching bag covered with foil. Used Cobbott
standardSanders
2-toroid dimentions for Ctop calculation.
Corey Edmonds
Dale Martin
Dale Martin
Toroid dimentions not known. Used values based on 2.8 * DarylCself (personal
Dacko judgement)
Primary dimentions not given except tap point. Used 0.375Dave Sharpe
wire size and ID allowed 1.5" space based on L2 diameter for coupling coefficient + mutual inductance. Sec guessed at 34" height.
Seconday is magnet wire salveged from a relay coil and a David Dean850 turn secondary is about 30 awg. 28 was reported.
fan motor.
David Euans
David Huffman
David Huffman
Ed Sonderman
Ed Sonderman
Gary Lau
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
Gary Weaver
George W. Ensley
Gordon King
Howard Brinton
Model 8J (Big Reg) as seen on www.teslacoil.com. Insulated Jeffsecondary
W. Parisse wire-spacing unknown-used magnet wire diam for t-t space. Checking w/Jeff.
John Freau
Uses 28uF PFC on Neon. Secondary spacing modified to match John Freauactual turns of 1400. Secondary is 1.25" BELOW primary center.
Secondary spacing modified to match actual turns of 1400.John Freau is 1.25" BELOW primary center.
Secondary
Secondary spacing modified to match actual turns of 1400.John Freau is 0.25" BELOW primary center.
Secondary
Julian Green
Kevin Eldredge

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Reported Stats

Coiler
Kevin Eldredge
Larry Robertson
Malcolm measured
Bifiler wound with .56mm (.6mm w/insulation). Sphere capacitance Watts at 7.2pF. Spacing add for reported 980 turns in bifiler configuration.
Marco Denicolai
Mark Finnis
Mark Graalman
Matthias Andersson
Michael Baumann
Mike Hollingsworth
Peter
I can get longer spark lengths using a 24" sphere but the arcs Elekessy
are very difficult to control.
Sphere calculation for top capacitance calculated a C(pf) =R. Scott Coppersmith
diameter (inches) * 1.411. Primary (bottom 4 turns right up against the bare pvc secondary)
R. Scott
Xformer is from a CO2 cutting/welding laser power supply made by Coppersmith
JECO. Air cooled. The secondary is 2 coils: an 8-inch on bottom, a 6-inch on top, ave diameter 6.89 at 50.00 inches long total
Reinhardproved
Top terminal is a paint sprayer bottle ~4" x 6". Spark improvement Buchner
with a six sided AL standoff included. Reason for spark length increase still unknown.
Secondary winding (bottom/middle/top) 0.9mm / 0.67mm / Richard Burnett 16.5mH (assumed 23 awg in data. adjusted Ctop to match measured.)
0.56mm=meas.
Richard Hull
Richard Staron
Rick Kirby
Robert Cressler
Roderick Maxwell
Skip Greiner
Steve Crawshaw
Steve Rodway
Steve Zeitler
Terry Fritz
These are stats from Tristan's new coil setup during a postTravis
to theTabbal
List. RF ground is metal sheet.
Tristan
Top terminal is a Van de graph sphere. Capacitance calculated asStewart
C(pf) = diameter (inches) * 1.411
Will E. Payne

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