I need help with my crappy coil

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• Subject: I need help with my crappy coil
• From: "m0neyfromyuba" <m0neyfromyuba-at-netzero-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 06:53:35 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

I need some help my coil only makes one inch sparks

Transfomer: an MOT thats current limited to about 0.45 amps by a oven
heating coil.

Tank cap: MOT cap-2100 volts .7 microfarad

Spark gap: single gap 1/16 inch

primary: flat spiral 9.5 turns of 0.125 inch copper wire. outside diameter
is 7.5. and inside diameter is 2.5 inches.

Secondary: 9 by 1.5 inch secondary on a pvc. Total turns 656

This coil really sucks...i had to go with an MOT because i had no access to
a NST or an OBIT.  The circuit is the same as a standard tesla coil with
capacitor in series with the primary without any inductors or safety gap


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