Re: Transformer...

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Original poster: "wolf wolves by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <MaskedWolf-at-hotmail-dot-com>

ok,  being sorta automotive  i used a spark plug and it worked.. now if i
want to make a 8" by 6' or 7' TC  where do i get the Ratio for the windings
and so forth?

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From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: Transformer...


> Original poster: "Jake Draper by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<cybermecium2-at-home-dot-com>
>
> Make sure the gap at the bottom of your Jacob's Ladder sufficient to start
an
> arc. A better way to test is to connect an INSULATING handle (plastic
pipe,
> etc. at least 1ft long to be safe, DO NOT USE PLIERS OR A SCREWDRIVER!!!)
with
> a nail on the end to one of the secondary HV bushings and draw an arc off
of
> the case of the NST. Test both bushings this way. If one or both of the
> bushings will not start an arc, or makes a very small one, then something
is
> wrong.
>     -Jake D.
>     <mailto:cybermecium2-at-home-dot-com>cybermecium2-at-home-dot-com
>     http://tasystems.cjb-dot-net
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: <mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>Tesla list
> Date: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 05:45:48 PM
> To: <mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Transformer...
>
> Original poster: "wolf wolves by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <MaskedWolf-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
> ok i just got my 15 kv with 30 ma transformer made by ACME it is pretty
> old. i hooked it up to do a simple jacob's ladder and well nothing
> happened. can't figure out what is wrong with it but i saw the guy hook it
> up and test it though i can't seem to find out why it isn't working. any
> ideas??
> Thanks,
> Chad Jewell
>
>
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