Re: Ignition coil tesla (fwd)

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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:55:30 -0500
From: David Dean <deano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Ignition coil tesla (fwd)


Hi Simon

The case of the ignition coil is the other terminal.

deano

On Wednesday 31 October 2007 03:01:39 pm you wrote:
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> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:15:20 +0000
> From: Simon Dodd <Simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Ignition coil tesla
>
> Hi guys,
>
> I am new to this tesla building fun and have just finished construction my
> first coil.  However I have a problem.  I am using an ignition coil to
> drive the MMC and coil but I cant seem to get it to work properly.  The
> voltage is not stepping up at all from the input voltage. This is the coil
> I have built and everything looks fine from what I can see apart from the
> HV section.  My ignition coil only has one terminal on the output so I
> cannot connect it across the power supply in series with the MMC array. 
> Could someone please help me I am desperate to get sparking!
>
> http://www.uoguelph.ca/~antoon/circ/hv/ss-tesla/ss-tesla.html
>
> Thanks for your help in advance
>
> Simon