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A tragic coil
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From: mark [SMTP:moyson-at-tig-dot-com.au]
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 1998 3:53 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: A tragic coil
Hello,
The capacitance is now .01uF. I am also building a propper torroid!
Can I make this from an old bycicle wheel that is all plastic. It is the
correct diameter acording to the Teslac program....so can I just coat this
with aluminium now???? Will this work as a good base for the torroid? Ive
never tried this before!
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>From: David Huffman [SMTP:huffman-at-FNAL.GOV]
>Sent: Thursday, February 19, 1998 9:27 AM
>To: Tesla List
>Subject: Re: A tragic coil
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>Sounds like you are getting close! I missed some of the specs. Do you have
>a very big top load? Before spark break out, there is quite a bit of RF
>transmission. You need to get more power into the primary and make sure the
>tuning is close. A sheet of aluminum for the discharge terminal is likely
>inadequate. What is the capacitance now?
>Dave Huffman
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>From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: 'Tesla List' <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>Date: Thursday, February 19, 1998 2:57 AM
>Subject: A tragic coil
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>>From: mark [SMTP:moyson-at-tig-dot-com.au]
>>Sent: Thursday, February 19, 1998 5:17 AM
>>To: Tesla List
>>Subject: Re: A tragic coil
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>>Thankyou everyone for responding!
>> 1. I have used banks of 630V caps before with no problems.
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>> 2. The wire on the secondary is a marone/red colour. Does this mean it is
>>enammeled?
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>>Does that also meam that the turns can touch??
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>>The turns on this coil are separated so if it was uninsulated wire, then
>>would it still work or should I trash this coil and build one myself??????
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>> 3. I replaced the 630V caps with a bank of 3KV caps and then a strange
>thin
>>happened. When I turned it on....no sparks but absolutly MASSIVE RF
>>interference. The tv in another room lost the reception (I was told) and
>the
>>auto garage door opened up by itself and went "haywire" till I turned the
>>coil off. It also lit up a neon light at about 10cm from the coil.
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>>What is going on here?????? I am totally lost now!!!!
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