Re: A very little coil

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Original poster: "brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com>

Hi, well small coils tend to be very fussy, difficult to keep tuned. first a
small toroid on top might help some. add some cap, tap goes in on
primary,add a little more toroid up top to bring the primary tap out. just a
little at a time. Perhaps giving us all the spec's for your coil will give
us more of a chance to help. a small toroid might be made from 2 childrens
aluminum dishwear glued rim to rim. Some of my larger toroids are made from
2 frypans the same way. cul brian f.
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Subject: A very little coil


> Original poster: "Skip Greiner by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> I picked up a 6kv -at- 1ma DC supply. I have built a small coil with a couple
of
> screws for the break. The discharge from the top terminal is about 1.5"
and I
> can draw sparks about 2" long with a screw driver. The discharge sparks
are
> very fine and must be viewed in subdued light.
> Has anyone had experience at this power level...6w? Are these discharges
about
> right or can I do better. Will appreciate all comments.
>
> Thanks   Skip
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