Re: Capacitor Help

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Original poster: "MalcolmTesla" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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> Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz" <acmdq@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Tesla list wrote:
> >Original poster: "MalcolmTesla" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Hey everyone,
> >Here's a few pics as promised.  This is what I got done over the weekend.
> >I've since built a little more and done some more wiring.
> >http://www.v8-ranger.com/temp/tesla/1.jpg
> >http://www.v8-ranger.com/temp/tesla/2.jpg
> >http://www.v8-ranger.com/temp/tesla/3.jpg
> >http://www.v8-ranger.com/temp/tesla/4.jpg
> >http://www.v8-ranger.com/temp/tesla/5.jpg
> >http://www.v8-ranger.com/temp/tesla/6.jpg
> >So as of now I'm going for the MMC with 12 of those 942 caps, and 1 pound
of
> >28 AWG to start winding my secondary.  I have noticed several people
mention
> >a safty gap.  I assume this is about a 1" gap across the capacitor to
> >prevent any over voltage conditions from blowing the caps?  Like if
perhaps
> >the tesla coil strikes down and hits the primary for example?
>
> I don't recommend using wood in contact with the high voltage circuit,
> as in the support of the primary coil and specially in the support of the
> spark gap, where the output of the power transformer is directly applied.
> The wood will burn.
>
> Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz

Thanks for the input.  Many others said the same thing so I rebuilt the
primary.  See this pic instead.
http://www.v8-ranger.com/temp/tesla/19.jpg

Thanks
Malcolm - KC