Re: Tesla Coil stops during runs!

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Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

Nolan: Something shorted out. The humm of the transformer tells you you are
drawing excess current. Check your wiring, your capacitors, and look for a
burned carbon trail in your spark gap. You may see it in the dark with NO
Secondary attached. be careful in the dark.
  Robert  H

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> Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2002 18:36:47 -0600
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> Subject: Re: Tesla Coil stops during runs!
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> Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> Tesla list wrote:
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>> Original poster: "tmoore by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <tmoore-at-erie-dot-net>
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> This is Nolan I am having a little problem with my mini coil.  I set the
>> coil up and was running it when it just stopped.  The transformer would
>> start humming, 
>> 
> Might be many things
> How is the hot end of the secondary routed?
> If it is INSIDE the coil form, corona can cause an electric leak
> down the
> INSIDE, as ions build up inside the coil form.
> 
> Or might be something else.
> 
> -- 
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> dwp
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