don't blow it!

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Original poster: "Resonance Research Corp. by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>


Yes, you can quickly blow your xmfr or cap by doing this.

Compare this to putting your car in neutral and then holding the accelerator
to the floor.  No load will blow the engine and no load with a TC oscillator
without sec will blow caps and xmfrs.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corp.
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo,  WI  53913
 > Would it harm a Tesla coil's circuitry to operate it without a secondary
 > coil in place?  This is in the
 > context of testing primary circuit functionality, before
 > actually proceeding with secondary coil construction.
 > ---
 > C.L. Mayeux
 >