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Re: Sparks On Secondary
From: Thomas McGahee[SMTP:tom_mcgahee-at-sigmais-dot-com]
Sent: Saturday, October 25, 1997 12:49 PM
To: Tesla List
Cc: meyer-at-webfront-dot-net.au
Subject: Re: Sparks On Secondary
> From: The Meyer Family[SMTP:meyer-at-webfront-dot-net.au]
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 1997 6:12 PM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Sparks On Secondary
>
> Hello,
> I recently changed my primary coil to allow me to tune to a larger
> toroid. Before this I was not having any trouble with my system. As soon as
> I added another turn of primary I have had sparks on the secondary coil,
> jumping from one wire up say 5-6 inches. I think that the insulation is not
> strong enough on the primary coil, because my secondary is fairly new and I
> have never had any trouble with it before this. Should I just try to
> insulate the primary more heavily??
> Thank You
> Andrew Meyer
>
> meyer-at-webfront-dot-net.au
>
>
Andrew,
You are either out of tune or overcoupled.
While tuning, run at reduced input power levels if you have a variac. Only push
power all the way once the system is tuned properly.
To reduce coupling, try raising the secondary a few inches. If that works, then
experiment to find the proper height for your unit.
Hope this helps.
Fr. Tom McGahee