Re: 1st Tesla Coil WONT LIGHT HELP PLEASE!

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Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com> 

I really suggest you move to glass bottles, I have been experimenting with
glass saltwater caps recently, and the glass seems to be a much better
option. I have had 10kilavolts puncture some cheap plastic bottles even when
not immersed in a liquid. You might find some very large cheap bottles at
the store and just buy them, empty the liquid and use them. I scrounged
"Community dumps"(read: wilderness areas with household trash dumped in
them) to get some glass bottles for the capacitors I am making.

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Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: 1st Tesla Coil WONT LIGHT HELP PLEASE!


 > Original poster: "Nightmare" <nightmare-at-bak.rr-dot-com>
 >
 > NOO, i dunno whats wrong, i emptiesd the caps, refilled them with salt
 > water,and a layer of motor oil, wrapped in foil, put in foiled pan, and
when
 > i fired the coil, the gap fired, and there was also a REALLY REALLY BRIGHT
 > AND LOUD spark on one of the terminals of the caps, then after a second it
 > stopped getting loud and the spark on the caps just stayed there, i
 > unplugged it. This happened twice, can someone tell me what the -at-!#$ just
 > happened? how do i fix it, i still only got 1 inch spark max when i
touched
 > a rod to the topload, otherwise no spark! Please help
 >
 > Ravi
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 4:47 PM
 > Subject: Re: 1st Tesla Coil WONT LIGHT HELP PLEASE!
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  > pop bottles are plastic, at least around here
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > ----- Original Message -----
 >  > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 3:50 PM
 >  > Subject: Re: 1st Tesla Coil WONT LIGHT HELP PLEASE!
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >  > Original poster: "Jim Mitchell" <electrontube-at-sbcglobal-dot-net>
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Soda bottles?!? Aluminum?  If so that will not work you need glass
 >  > bottles.
 >  >  >
msnip.............