Re: Geek group caps for 12/120 NST? And other questions

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Original poster: "robert & june heidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com>

Adam: Your space is good. Now you hace a space to tap a 1/4-20 thread hole
for a nylon screw for your ground connection and space to adjust your
coupeling for best performance. This space also gives you mounting room .
     Robert  H
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 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 22:06:43 -0700
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Geek group caps for 12/120 NST? And other questions
 > Resent-From: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Resent-Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 22:09:48 -0700
 >
 > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
 > <beans45601-at-themail-dot-com>
 >
 > I have never worked with Caps before (well, on my previous tesla coil, i
 > just used a bucket cap, so it was pretty simple) And i need to know how
 > many geek group caps i would need for my tesla coil, that is will have 2
 > 12/60 nst's in parallel (1440 watts). Also, how would i go about hooking
 > these caps together. also, i previously wrote an e-mail asking a question
 > about my primary, but aol (boy do i hate aol)started to refuse the tesla
 > posts, so i could not see the answer. Here goes the question again. I was
 > winding my coil by hand (that is turning it by hand) and once i got to the
 > end, i was really really tired So, there is a 2" gap where it is just PVC
 > (at the bottom). But, it just happens that my primary is elevated about 2"
 > from the base. So that this pipe is under the first turn of the primary,
 > can i leave it like this, or do i have to wind in the "bald spot"?
 > Thanks
 > Adam
 >
 >