Re: Still mystified by odd TC behavior, what gives?

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Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

Any voltage will do - id use a car battery.

Jason
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Subject: Re: Still mystified by odd TC behavior, what gives?


> Original poster: "Jonathan Peakall by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jpeakall-at-mcn-dot-org>
>
> Jason,
>
> Can I check the caps as you suggest with a regular HV probe? Or can I
> charge them with a lower voltage?
>
> TIA much,
>
> Jonathan Peakall
>
> Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>
> >
> > > Jason,
> > >
> > > Tuned to either 5 or 6 turns, I get nothing. If the large cap (.025)
was
> > > bad, nothing should happen with it in series with the smaller cap
> > > (.0028), no? Do caps go "partially" bad? There is no bad smell, and I
> > > see no evidence of the magical "smoke" escaping.
> >
> > Very strange... If I were you i'd charge the caps together and the
measure
> > the voltage across both of them. If the voltage is the same for both
then
> > the caps are ok. It would be useful to have more info on the coil - then
we
> > could work out what it should do.
> >
> > If you live in the UK then come along to corby and bring your coil (ask
Alan
> > first - AlanSharp-at-compuserve-dot-com) and Im sure that somone (maybee even
me :)
> > could give you a hand!
> >
> > Keep fiddling ;)
> >
> > Jason
>
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