Re: tesla coils

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Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br> 

Tesla list wrote:
 >
 > Original poster: "Anthony" <ant17-at-optushome-dot-com.au>
 >
 > hi guys i was hoping you could help me i have made my self tesla coil but i
 > cant get any streamers my setup is
 > my Primary wraped around a pvc pipe  180uh
 > Secondary 27.2mh
 > secondary Self capacitance 4.06pf
 > Secondary resonant frequency 272khz
 > 1000 turns
 > toroid = 8.50pf
 > my tank capacitor is 2.2nf

The values are close to my coil:
http://www.coe.ufrj.br/~acmq/tesla/tefp.html
You don't specify the power supply, the spark gap, ground, etc.
With 2.2 nF of primary capacitance you will not get big streamers.
Maybe with a breakout point.

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz