Re: unknown prob

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "uk-teslacoil.co.uk by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <duncanr-at-uk-teslacoil.co.uk>
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I was experimenting earlier on today with a new MMC that I am building, on
> connecting the new MMC I blew the transformer :-(((((((.....
> 
> 
> The MMC was not wired to the Tesla coil at all, I removed the Filter circuits
> from the HV side of the transformer... and wired it as follows
> 
> HV SIDE
> 
> NST transformer
> 
> 1) HT1 on transformer to MMC
> 2) MMC to spark gap
> 3) Spark gap to HT2 on transformer.
> 
> any ideas
> 
> Duncan

	Gap too wide?  Resonant overvoltage breakdown?  Or was the gap IN
SERIES with the capacitor?

Ed