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Re: this old tesla coil
> Have you calculated the resonate frequency of the secondary?
108 kHz with top load
> I think your present capacitors will be the weak link
> in an otherwise strong system.
This is true but they are all I've got right now. They are about 10
years old but hardly ever used (unused when I bought them). I have 6 and
I plan on using them in pairs (.125uf) until they all fail. By then, I
will have made enough TC rental income to afford a CP cap.
> I would think you will need lower values of
> capacitance like from .025 to .05 mfd
Right you are Ed! I'm going to pruchase a .05uf CP cap and use it with a
larger primary coil.
The first power-on tests will take place this Sunday July 21st and there
will be multiple cameras recording the event.
...Jeff