Re: secondary connection

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>

Hi Matt,

I do this exact thing on both my coils and it works perfectly for me.
However, I use tiny bolts (4-40 x 1/2).  I think the bolts should be very
small and let a short wire do all the connecting.

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/BcoilTop.jpg

The fields up there are pretty tame but the bolt head does tend to corona a
little when I really crank it up.  However, the convenience of just a wire
and bolts is super nice.

Cheers,

	Terry


At 06:54 PM 12/21/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>i was wondering how i might go about connecting the secondary to the
>topload. my current idea involves connecting the last winding on the
>seondary onto a screw that leads into the pvc pipe im using. from there
>another peice of wire hooks onto a bolt i have through a pvc end cap. i
>made a small schematic if you dont understand what im saying
>http://foxxz-dot-net/tesla/connect.gif
>
>is this going to cause arcing problems within the secondary, or should i
>just wind the wire to the top of the cap and connect it to the bolt there?
>still it may arc off the ends of the bolt and inside of the secondary
>unless i cover it with some insultation. id like some tips on how to go
>about doing this while the varnish is still drying on it.
>
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