Re: Big Time Coil Problems...

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Big Time Coil Problems...
From: "Ed Phillips" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 20:08:41 -0700
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: "Ryan Ries" <spud-at-wf-dot-net>
> 
> Man, I'm really mad now.  Our coil is not working at all (again?!).  Our
> power source is 150v going into 15Kv/90ma transformer to make 18Kv.  We are
> using a 6" secondary wound with 22 gauge wire.  (Albeit short winding, it
> should at least be doing something!)    Our caps are mica transmitting caps
> in series to make .00325番 at 20Kv.  I believe this is where we are going
> wrong.  We can get no output at all from the coil no matter what.   Do we
> just need a better capacitor system to fix the whole thing?  I know the
> capacitance is really low, but I was hoping it would at least do something.
>  It seems like after that last secondary blew up, everything just went to
> heck...  Ugh, I hope this gets better soon...
>                         Thanks,
>                              Ryan

	Does the gap fire?

Ed