Re: unknown prob

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Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>

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> Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz
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> Tesla list wrote:
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>> Original poster: "uk-teslacoil.co.uk by way of Terry Fritz 
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>> 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 
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>         Gap too wide?  Resonant overvoltage breakdown?  Or was the gap IN
> SERIES with the capacitor? Ed 

sounds like all were in series.....

also not a good idea to run this setup as it was explained...  overvolting
could be a real problem here...

BTW  was it ever settled as to which way is the best way to hook up the cap /
spark gap???   

cap parralell to HV supply with gap in series to primary   or   cap series to
primary with gap paralell to the HV supply????

Scot D