RE: Coil sensitive to primary tapping

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Original poster: "Paul Marshall" <klugmann-at-hotmail-dot-com> 

I would say you need a few more primary turns. How many turns do you have 
on your primary ? Tell me a little more about your coil. Then I can give 
you much better advise. One other thing you might try is adding Capacitance 
to your tank circuit.





Paul S. Marshall





>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Coil sensitive to primary tapping
>Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 08:09:38 -0700
>
>Original poster: "Aaron Aab" <striker754-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>
>Guys,
>
>My coil is extemely sensitive to the primary tap. It refuses to make any
>sparks if you move it off the last coil or so. It works best on the very end
>of the last one.
>
>Currently it is a 9kV/60Ma, 15 turns, 30X6.5"secondary, 7x24" dryer duct
>toroid, 0.025uf/12kV capacitance
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Aaron
>