BIGGG COIL'S NEW PROBLEM

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Original poster: bigggcoil@xxxxxxx 

HI ALL

  BIGGG COIL WAS OFFICIALY UP AND RUNNING THIS LAST SATURDAY ON LOW POWER, 
29 KVA.  SPARKS WERE NOMINAL AT 20 TO 22 FEET WITH 15 MPH WINDS.  THE 
TOROID WAS TIED DOWN WITH WEED EATER LINE TO PREVENT MISSHAPS.  THIS COIL 
HAS NEVER LIKED THE HIGH VOLTAGES FROM THE PIG WITH ON SIDE GOUNDED, NO 
MATTER HOW THE PRIMARY IS CONFIGURED, SO I HAVE ALLWAYS FED 2
PIGS HIGH VOLTAGE ON THE INPUT AND THE PIG CASES GROUNDED AS IN A CENTER 
TAPPED TRANSFORMER TO GROUND, IF THIS MAKES SENSE.  ANYWAY, I AM USING A 25 
KVA 14.4 KV SINGLE
PIG THIS SPRING, 2 EARED WITH BOTH SIDES NHOT, NO GROUNDS ON HV SIDE. THE 
CASE OF COARSE IS GROUNDED.
  NOW THE NEW PROBLEM.  AFTER A RUN THERE HAS BEEN BURNING ODORS IN THE 
KITHEN. AFTER NOT FINDING THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES I NOTICED AFTER A 5 
MINUTE RUN THE ODOR BAD AND THE BACKUP ILLUMINATION INDICATOR OUT. REMOVING 
THE LIGHT I FOUND A BURNT OUT TRANSISTOR AND
RESISTOR WITH BLACKEND PC BOARD.  THE CIRCUIT USES  A 2.5 UF CAPACITOR FOR 
DROPING THE 120 VOLT HOUSE CURRENT TO A LEVEL FOR CHARGING A BATTERY, NO 
TRANSFORMER.  WAS THIS A FLUKE?
OR DO I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH TRASH IN THE MAINS.  THE TESLACOIL USES A BRUTE 
FILTERING SYSTEM AND MOV PROTECTION. THE HOUSE AND WORK SHOP ARE 100 FEET 
APART, EACH FED ITS OWN FEED FROM THE SERVICE DROP.   I WONDER IF THE 
CAPACITOR INPUT IN THE BACK UP LAMP IS SENSITIVE TO TRANSITS AND NOT WORRY, 
OR IF THERES A SERIOUS PROBLEM.  THE LIGHT IS NEW SINCE LAST YEARS TESLA 
FIRINGS BTW.

THANKS
COILING IN OKLAHOMA
KEVIN E.