Re: tesla coil does not work...

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Original poster: Illicium Verum <sebas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Hello Langer,

Why don't you try to measure the capacitance of your mmc and see if 
it has a different value?

If you don't have a capacitance meter you might be able to borrow one 
if you bring your mmc to an electronics store. Than at least you know 
if your MMC is ok.


You can measure the resistance of your transformers output by using 
an ohm meter this should be around 434 kilo ohm (R=U/I), if these 
parts are ok, the next step is to measure the inductance of your 
secundary coil.


You did wire everything correct?









Wednesday, January 11, 2006, 8:45:59 AM, you wrote:


> Original poster: "Langer Giv'r"

> 
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> hello, Ive been working on my tesla coil for 6 months now, and i just

> plugged it in today.  I was expecting to see nothing until i properly

> tuned it but i didnt see anything at all no matter what i did.  I

> tapped the primary everywhere, i switched the cap and spark gap from

> paralell to series and what not and tried everything but nothing

> worked...  I was really dissapointed because i spent about $350 on

> it.  The most confusing part is when i just run my spark gap on my

> xfrmr, i can draw it quite long, but when i wire up the entire tesla

> coil, the spark gap goes about 0.5 millimeters...  how is this

> possible?  what am i doing wrong?  please help!  Here are my specs:


> xfrmr - 10KV OBIT 23mA

> spark gap - multi static spark gap

> Cap - 2 strings of 12  CDE  942C 0.068 2KVDC caps   total of 11.3nF

> (LTR) at 24KV

> Primary - 10mm copper tubing, 11 turns for primary

> Secondary - 1350 turns 26AWG magnetic wire with 10 coats of

> polyethylene sealant

> safety spark gap to ground, properly set.

> 3 inch diameter toroid.


> When i turn it on, the spark gap fires on a very short distance, and

> i smell something burning, but I dont think its my transformer

> because it still works...  I am seeing absolutely NOTHING on my

> secondary, so i think my capacitors might have something wrong with

> them.  Help would be increadible, thanks!


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