Re: first coil progress...

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Original poster: Slurp812 <slurp812@xxxxxxxxx>

Oh well crap, I better stop playing with it then. Much more sawing 
and drilling to come. And I need some copper!


On 9/30/06, Tesla list <<mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Original poster: "resonance" <<mailto:resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Never run it without a pri/sec load.  Without a load the circuit Q
factor will rise to a very high value producing overpotentials that
will blow your caps and xmfr.

With a load it will run a bit cooler.

Dr. Resonance
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Subject: first coil progress...


>Original poster: Slurp812 <<mailto:slurp812@xxxxxxxxx>slurp812@xxxxxxxxx>
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>I have a few pics of my progress so far.
><<http://www.flickr.com/photos/slurp812/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/slurp812/>http://www.flickr.com/photos/slurp812/ 

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>I also have one question. If the spark gap stays cool now, without a
>primary/secondary , can I expect much difference when I do get it
>all put together?
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