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Re: My 1st capacitors
At 10:25 PM 1/1/97 -0700, you wrote:
>> Subject: Re: My 1st capacitors
>> Subject: Re: My 1st capacitors
>
>Subscriber: rwstephens-at-headwaters-dot-com Wed Jan 1 22:03:01 1997
>Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 18:35:22 -0500
>From: "Robert W. Stephens" <rwstephens-at-headwaters-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: My 1st capacitors
>
>> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 1997 08:25:19 -0700
>> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
>> To: Tesla-list-subscribers-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
>> Subject: Re: My 1st capacitors
>> Reply-to: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
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>> Subscriber: knardell-at-mailhost.accesscom-dot-net Wed Jan 1 08:03:32 1997
>> Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 04:50:30 -0600
>> From: Kevin <knardell-at-mailhost.accesscom-dot-net>
>> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>> Subject: Re: My 1st capacitors
>>
>>
>> >I have my secondary bottom end connected to the primary. When I
>> >connect the secondary to earth ground along with the center tap of the
>> >transformers like it should be the output at the secondary is reduced
>> >by about half.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Please explain this in more detail, it really caught my attention, I use
>> neon transformers on my coil and want MORE POWER, maybe you can also halp
>> with this. I also use SW caps and want to make some caps like yours.
>>
>> Thanks and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>> Said with A BIG BOOM!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kevin Nardelle
>>
>>
>Kevin,
>
>For a safety standpoint I suggest you connect your secondary bottom
>terminal back to earth ground IMMEDIATELY. I cannot overemphasize
>this!
>
If you look real good, it was me asking a question, I have my coil secondary
earth grounded, I was asking about this other fellows coil that is connected
to the primary.
Note: I cut the guys signature line out.
>I am taking a guess here,
>but I think you may be using the freestanding capacitance that your
>secondary represents as a tuning aid to bring your primary system
>into resonance by this connection. You should be able to 'dial in'
>the same high performance by adding primary turns when you
>reconfigure the secondary bottom to ground.
>
>With the secondary bottom tied to the 60 Hz neon as you are using it,
>that output streamer becomes LETHAL!!!!!!!!!!! None of the
>florescent lamp or body /streamer contact tricks that are part of
>normal Tesla coil fun can be attemted with this dangerous
>configuration.
>
>Safety and Life First!, streamers and coiling fun second.
>
>rwstephens
>
>
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