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Re: New coil not working...
Original poster: "June Heidlebaugh" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com>
Greg a variac is a voltage variable auto transformer used to reduce primary
voltage for testing and alignment.
Robert H
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Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: New coil not working...
> Original poster: "Greg McCoy" <gemccoy-at-nbnet.nb.ca>
>
> Thanks, all, I got my caps in parallel today and they now fill with
> electricity when turned on. I haven't had a real chance to tune it, and it
> would also be futile, as until next wednesday it is in the school (of
course
> with no suitable ground). But after that I will have to give it another
go.
>
> I really hate to be stupid, but what is variac?
>
> Oh, and what about O3 poisoning? I was doing some research and found out
> it's quite dangerous in high concentrations. After running my coil for a
few
> seconds the smell is quite strong. Do Tesla Coils produce enough ozone to
be
> dangerous in that sense? should I only be running it in a well-ventelated
> area?
>
> Thanks Again,
> Greg
>
>