Tesla vs. Oudin

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Original poster: "Jake Draper by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <cybermecium2-at-home-dot-com>

Hi, I just finished my 3.5" Tesla coil and connected it to my primary circuit
and it gives some nice 8-12" sparks. BUT, the bottom turn of the secondary arcs
to the primary (the coupling is about 1") so I decided to just connect the RF
ground directly to the primary coil. Does this make my Tesla Coil an Oudin
Coil? Also, what can I do (besides re-wind the primary) to prevent arcing to
the bottom turn of the secondary? Thanks,
    -Jake
    <mailto:cybermecium2-at-home-dot-com>cybermecium2-at-home-dot-com    
    http://taradev.cjb-dot-net
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