WARTHOG TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

ELECTRICAL:
Power Supply: 220V (ignore the word "variac" to the left of the AC symbol.  It's a mistake & will be removed in the next revision)
Toroid:  22" dia tube, 5.5 ft OD
Secondary:  19" dia, 14 AWG, 59.5" Winding Length, (900T, 1.8mH / inch)
Primary: 10.5T, 5/8 copper tubing, 1.25" centers
Static Gap:  4 x 0.050", ~2" dia copper pipe
Rotary Gap:  500 - 600 breaks/second
C1: large motor run capacitor
C2: 1nF, 80KV ( actually (4) 4nF, 20KV caps in series, placed directly across the HV output of the distribution transformer)
C3 - C6:  Labels read "0.0204 uF, 28KV, 800pps, GE Capacitor Network, Hudson Falls NY, CAT 17F314"
              Total C = 0.0816 uF  (capacitors were salvaged from a Linear Accelerator at UT Arlington)
Distribution Transformer:  10KVA, 14.4 KV
L1:  2.4mH, air core choke wound with really heavy magnet wire.  Link to picture of Warthog Power Controller.
R1:  0.3 of NiChrome wire typically found in electric clothes dryer elements
Variac Stack:  3 wired in parallel (no paralleling chokes).  Each variac rated for 560V, 30A.  Wired to provide 100% of input voltage.
RF Choke:  about 30T of 1500V test probe wire wound around a ~2" ferrite torus
Ground Rods:  It is true that there is no wire between the GND end of the distribution transformer and the GND end of the primary capacitors.  Each connection goes to seperate ground rods.  Each ground rod is a copper plated steel rod with a salt bath around the top.

CLEARANCES:
Top of toroid to roof = 5.5 ft
Side of toroid to walls = 7 ft
Side of toroid to door = 12 ft
Bottom of toroid to floor = 64 in
Primary is 15 degree conical form and the first turn of the primary is about even with the first turn of the secondary

Measured F(res) = 56 khz

Operating parameters (typical)
220 V,  50 A, 12 FT ARCS, 5 minute run times with no overheating

This is the E-Tesla Output File.  Link to E-Tesla area of Terry Fritz's page.
I didn't have exact measurements on everything so I guessed at some numbers.
The guesses are "in the ballpark" but need to be refined for more accurate predictions...

E-TESLA V6.12C May 27, 2001 

Grid Size = 200.000000
Scale Multiplier = 1.000000
Terminated Coil
Ceiling Distance = 152.000000
Wall Distance = 107.500000
Primary Height (Inner Turn) = 4.000000  (GUESS)
Primary Inner Diameter = 23.000000  (GUESS)
Primary Outer Diameter = 60.000000  (GUESS)
Primary Height (Outer Turn) = 14.000000  (GUESS)
Strike Rail Height = 17.000000  (GUESS)
Strike Rail Diameter = 62.000000  (GUESS)
Secondary Base Height = 5.000000
Secondary Diameter = 19.000000
Secondary Length = 60.000000
Secondary Inductance (mH) = 114.599995
Terminal-1 Height (center) = 76.000000  (GUESS)
Terminal-1 Cord Diameter = 22.000000
Terminal-1 C-C Diameter (toroid only)= 44.000000
Terminal-2 Height (center) = 76.000000
Terminal-2 Cord Diameter = 0.000000
Terminal-2 C-C Diameter (toroid only)= 0.000000
Top Voltage = 100.000000
Pass     Ccalc (pF)         Change                         Fcalc (Hz)
1000     C=51.08436     Err%=5108336.0         F=65778.48
                                        ... SNIP...
24000   C=86.23603     Err%=-0.000129          F=50627.14  (Not half bad for a bunch of guesses!)

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