Fw: Capacitor Help

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Original poster: "MalcolmTesla" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

An update - I removed the primary from the circuit and found my safety gap
was just a tag to small so I opened it up just a hair to where it won't
fire.  Re hooked up the primary and the safety gap is not going off but I'm
only getting about 5" sparks off the toroid to the chicken wire cage that
it's in.  This is while tapping on turn 14 and a half.

If I understand how this all works my primary's frequency is to high.  I can
either remove windings off the of the secondary to increase its frequency,
or add another string of capacitors to the primary to lower its frequency.
Does that sound right?

Thanks
Malcolm in KC
PS - is it just me or is there a big delay on this list?

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 2:04 AM
Subject: Fw: Capacitor Help


> Original poster: "MalcolmTesla" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I forgot to includes these two links with the message below... because
> sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.
>
> http://www.v8-ranger.com/temp/tesla/28.jpg
> http://www.v8-ranger.com/temp/tesla/29.jpg
>
> Thanks
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MalcolmTesla" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 12:07 AM
> Subject: Re: Capacitor Help
>
>
>  > Well I finished the tesla coil tonight.  Something's not right.  If I
put
>  > the tap on coil 10 of the primary I get no output.  I then moved it in
a
>  > little with no change.  I then moved it out and when I got to turn 14 ~
15
> I
>  > got some output but the safety gap also started firing like crazy.  Man
> that
>  > safety gap is loud.  Well actually so is the regular spark gap now that
> the
>  > capacitors are hooked up.  Anyhow the output from the toroid was only
> about
>  > 5" max from the center steel pole in my garage which I used as RF
ground.
>  >
>  > My NST chassis, center terminal on the safety gap, strike ring, and
>  > secondary ground all went to the RF ground.
>  >
>  > What should I do from here?
>  >
>  > Thanks
>  > Malcolm - KC
>  >
>
>
>