Re: Ignition coil Tesla (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 09:17:26 -0500
From: Dave Pierson <davep@xxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Ignition coil Tesla (fwd)


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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
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>>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
    Is the LV side chopper running?
    (The 555 making AC, for amplification by Q1-4?)
    Is the DC present at the output of the rectifier?

    could be many things.

    best
    dwp