Re: Primary Tap

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Primary Tap
From: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:14:14 -0700
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

In a message dated 1/10/2000 8:16:25 AM Mountain Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

> Hello Coilers:
>  
>  What do you fellows with the higher powered coils use for making
>  the tap connections to your primaries while tuning?  On my new,
>  higher powered coil, I found that even a good quality alligator
>  clip wasn't making a solid enough connection and I had to use a
>  copper clamp bolted in place.  This obviously slows the whole
>  tuning process down.  Any suggestions?
>  
Anything you can do to increase the surface area of the contact is a plus.  I 
use a one inch wide strip of copper sheet metal to wrap around the tap point 
and hold it in place with a clothes pin until I have it tuned.  
Mike