Re: Re[2]: 1st Tesla Coil WONT LIGHT HELP PLEASE!

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Original poster: "Nightmare" <nightmare-at-bak.rr-dot-com> 

IF my cap is shorted, how to i check or how do i fix it??
Thanks
Ravi
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Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 10:27 AM
Subject: Re[2]: 1st Tesla Coil WONT LIGHT HELP PLEASE!


 > Original poster: Mike Poulton <mpoulton-at-mtptech-dot-com>
 >
 > Tesla list Wrote:
 >  > Original poster: "Nightmare" <nightmare-at-bak.rr-dot-com>
 >  > The spark
 >  > gap doesnt fire either
 >
 > If the gap doesn't fire, try making it smaller.  Much smaller.  See if
 > it will arc a millimeter.  If it won't do that, then perhaps your
 > capacitors are far too large?  I assume you've used one of the Tesla
 > coil calculators to determine how much capacitance you need, and that
 > these caps are appropriate.  If not, try less capacitance.  First
 > priority is to get the gap to fire, then you can work on tuning it.
 >
 > -------------------------------------------------
 > Mike Poulton
 > MTP Technologies
 > mpoulton-at-mtptech-dot-com
 > KC0LLX (70cm AM ATV, 33cm/12cm FM ATV, Omaha, NE)
 >
 >
 >