RE: 2ndry to topload strikes

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Original poster: "Qndre Qndre" <qndre_encrypt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hey Tim.

If you get arcs from the top of the secondary to the topload then 
there is some voltage difference between them which causes the air to 
break down. It seems that you don't have a good, short, thick, 
low-resistance connection between your secondary and the toroid since 
arcing will not occur between objects of (nearly) the same potential. 
Check the connection from the windings of your secondary to the topload.

If everything looks OK, try to reduce the coupling by moving the 
secondary further away from your primary.

Regards, Q.

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From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: 2ndry to topload strikes
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 09:25:31 -0700


Original poster: Timjroche@xxxxxxx

hello all,
     dropped my secondary few weeks back, nasty, broke 8-10 windings 
in the middle...stripped the wire off, sanded, blah,blah....same 
procedure as first time, same dimensions, wire gauge, # of turns 
(theoretically), 1st coil L=45.1mH; 2nd L=44.2mH, (LCR METER) set it 
all up and all i get is sparks from the top few windings to the 
toriod.  spent 35 mins. moving my pri. tap...nada....


anything?


Tim