Re: [TCML] my new coil. how is performance?

[Jeff Miller <jeffmill2@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

James
I could not open the link. What size torroid and length of discharges?

Thanks ,JM

On May 1, 2012, at 11:07 PM, James Hutton <b-u-r-t-o-n-boy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Here is a video of a new tesla coil i just completed yesterday.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk0-7RVxB3g&feature=colike
> It's a 5.5inch nst powered coil. 15kv 120ma.caps are 942c20p15k     2 rows of 10 for a total of 30nfthe secondary is 25inches long, 26g wire,the primary is 1/4inch copper tubing, 12 turns totaland the gap is a sucker gap.
> the longest sparks so far can be seen at 2:11 in the video.
> i seem to have done all the tuning that i can, I am just wondering how the coils performance is compared to what it should be at 1800w.Unfortunately I have it tapped at the end of my primary, so there is no way to know if more turns would get me longer sparks.
> thanks!
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