Re: Mini Transformers - Any good for Tesla use?

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <A123X-at-aol-dot-com>

The cap built into it isn't necessarily a bad thing. I don't remember what
the site is but I do recall seeing one in which someone just used the cap
that came already attached to the bug zapper transformer as the tank cap in a
small bugzapper powered coil.

Mark

In a message dated 5/18/03 12:52:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

<< One thing to beware of when using bug zapper transformers - they sometimes
  have a ceramic cap wired across the secondary coil, and embedded within the
  secondary potting compound.  This serves to render a bigger zap to the
  bugs, but is bad for TC use.  Sometimes the potting compound is clear and
  the cap is visible within it, so some drill-surgery might be able to sever
  one of the connections.  But I've personally not tried this.
   >>