Coil Failure

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• Subject: Coil Failure
• From: Christopher Michaelis <cmichael-at-xmission-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 22:57:23 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

I'm getting a bit put out - my coil doesn't give even 6" sparks. Here are
my problems:

I'm using a 15000kva 30ma neon, with salt water caps (not tinfoil covered,
but put in salt water with copper tubes out of top). I've got 7 spark gaps
of 1/4" each, using copper tubing that's been hammered flat. Primary is 7
turns 1/4" copper wire, and the secondary is 15" of 24 guage wire.

I'm getting very thin, frail sparks off of the top, and I'm getting a
MASSIVE show inside of the capacitor box -- strange stuff, looks about like
about 6 coils discharging at once.

Any suggestions?

Christopher Michaelis
cmichael-at-xmission-dot-com

Programmer, Pretium Corporation
t:(435) 797-4100
f1:(435) 753-5608
f2:(815) 364-1274

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