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still not working
i am kinda new at the tesla coil game. i have built a 6.5 inch diam coil
that i was planning on powering with 2 mot's (5000v togther)that i had lying
around. the coil specs are 6.5"diam 24 inch tall (secondary) 7 turns of
copper tubing for the primary 2 " apart. i have constructed a .12mfd 19.5kv
mmc made from 24 smaller .015mfd 6.5kv caps (8 strings, 3 caps per string).
when i hook it all up the spark gap fires fiercly and the mot's hum loudly
but the coil never fires. i know the capacitors are working because i
charged and discharged them a few times. i have the bottom side of my
secondary grounded to a metal bar that is pounded into the ground. my coil
has no torrid because i haven't had time to make one yet. is there anything
that you experienced guys can see that i am doing wrong?? any help would be
greatly appreciated thanks a bunch -danny