Name: Bert Hickman
AgeGroup: 46-50
CoilName: (None)
CityStateCountry: Woodridge, Illinois, USA
E-Mail: bert.hickman@aquila.com
PageURL: None
XformerType: NST
XformerPowerClass: 2-3
Xformer#: 2
XformerInputVolts: 0-140
XformerInputCurrentA: 0-30
XformerOutputVoltage: 15,000
XformerOutputCurrentmA: 120
XformerLimiting: None
ProtectionSaftyGap: 0.375"
ProtectionBypassCapType: Doorknobs
ProtectionBypassCapµF: 0.0005
ProtectionChokeType: Air wound
ProtectionChokeInductance: 2 mH each
GapType: Other
GapGap: 0.54
GapBPS: 360-480
CapType: Stacked plate
CapµF: 0.021
CapKv: 80
PrimaryGeometry: Flat
PrimaryInnerDiameter: 13"
PrimaryWireLength: 110 feet
PrimaryWireDiameter: 0.375"
PrimaryTurnSpacing: 0.625"
Primary#ofTurns: 15
PrimaryInductance: 188 uH
PrimaryBestTap: 15.625
SecondaryWidth: 10.25"
SecondaryLength: 31"
SecondaryAWG: 21
SecondaryTurns: 995
SecondaryFreq: 148
TerminalType: Toroid
TerminalWidth: 32"
TerminalHeight: 8"
SparkLengthInfo: 65" point-point to ground.
RFGroundInfo: Three 8' groundrods.
OtherInfo: Tank caps resonate at 60 Hz with the leakage inductance of the transformers. This increases the capacitor recharge current by a factor of 2-3, permitting high breakrates at the relatively large gap settings. The sparkgap consists of 12 RQ static gaps in series with 6 additional vacuum gaps, all using forced air cooled copper pipes. System can be seen at:
http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/electrical/tesla/pictures/hickman/
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