Re: Secondary ?

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Secondary ?
From: Esondrmn-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 16:24:48 -0700
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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In a message dated 2/18/00 6:29:39 AM Pacific Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

<< Original Poster: LEST2001-at-aol-dot-com 
 
     I have my coil up and running. 
 The specs. Are        3" by 12" secondary.
               10" of #24 wound on a 12" form.
               Primary coil is 8 turns of striped coax cable. 
               MMC arrangement of 2 strings of 10 Panasonic caps rated 1600 V 
       0.056uF.
               Powered by a 12000 v 60 ma NST. 
     Remarkably I'm getting 16" 20" sparks off a small torpid of spun 
aluminum 
 about 2 ½ " by 6".
     My question is, I have an another secondary already wound it's 4" by 
 about 40" with #20 wire at 30 turns an inch. I know that 40" is to long. So 
 how long should it cut the pre-wound secondary down to? I'm guessing about 
 25"?
 Thank you all for all the input,
 Leslie
  >>
Leslie,

Congratulations on getting your coil running.  On the 4" secondary, I would 
go with a 5:1 ratio maximum - i.e. 20" winding length.

Ed Sonderman