Re: 1st Tesla Coil WONT LIGHT HELP PLEASE!

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

ok, i added caps for a total of 12 bottle caps, filled with SW and topped
with motor oil, i connected and wired everything right and the biggest
sparks i got were about 3/4in when i touched a rod to the bolt sticking out
of top, i took the toroid off. the spark gap has about a 1 in wide spark
that moves back and forth across the gap, i thought it was sposed to be one
big long spark that is continuous across the whole gap? Is somehing wrong?
ive tried tuning it but same thing( i only tuned out 4 times moving 3/4 of a
turn each time,so... i could not ground anything because it was raining all
day and the ground is out side. Please help, i added the caps and still the
same thing? i cant even breakout a spark without touching a rod to it! whats
wrong???

Ravi
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Subject: Re: 1st Tesla Coil WONT LIGHT HELP PLEASE!


 > 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.
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > 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
 > msnip.............
 >
 >
 >