Karl Lindheimer's mini coil:
Name: Karl Lindheimer
Address: Warren, NJ USA
Email: karl@
coolbluesky.com
Category: 2
NST: 7.5 KV Franceformer 20 ma. Model # 7520W
Actual NST secondary short circuit current: 17 ma. @
NST Primary Voltage: 95 VAC (Variac)Primary: Flat spiral wound 10 Ga. copper 12 turns, tunes at turn 9
Secondary: 9.2" 32 Gauge magnet wire, close wound 2" diameter
Spark gap: Static - (2) 4" x 3/4" copper pipe segments, no air cooling.
Cap: MMC (10) .056 uf metallized polypropylene pulse caps with 10 meg
resistors.Top Load: 6 pf aluminum covered sump-pump tubing in toroid shape 6" x
2"Safety system: dual NST secondary to ground safety gap. Fires occasionally.
Also has 2 air wound choke coils.
Unit has operated for many 30 minute cycles continuously with no problems. I
use it to test my lightning detector circuits, etc.Tested: 95 VAC Secondary voltage 5700 @ 17 ma. Max streamer 8.1 inches VA
96.9Tested 125 VAC Secondary voltage 7500 @ 19 ma. Max streamer 8.75 inches. VA
142.5