RE: Primary construction

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com> 



See my design guide at:

http://www.spacecatlighting-dot-com/datasheets/howtopart01.pdf

It explains how to determine your resonant frequency and how to size
other components in the simplest
terms possible.

Dan


 > My two new TDK caps arrived today, meaning that I now have
 > 6nF/40Kv of tank
 > capacitor. However, this obviously throws the old setup
 > completely out of
 > whack. I've been trying to get resonance again, but failed miserably.
 >
 > So, here are the specs:
 > Secondary: .75 inch dia, 10.5 inch wound, 1000 turns, 196
 > feet of 32 gauge
 > wire
 > Primary is helical, 5 inches in diameter, with 3.5 inches
 > vertical to work
 > with
 > Tank caps are 3 X 40Kv/2nF TDK caps, X-fmr is 5000/20 NST.
 >
 > I've tried using JavaTC at classictesla-dot-com, but it's not
 > working. After
 > giving up in it, I tried using 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 13 turns,
 > none of them that
 > much better than the other. I've got more 22 gauge wire than
 > you want to know
 > about and about 10 feet of .375 inch copper pipe to work
 > with. HELP ME,
 > PLEASE!
 >
 > PS, JavaTC says the coil resonates at 750 Khz. Is it on crack?
 >
 >
 >