Re: [TCML] Re: Coil Died

[Stan Gray <wsmg@xxxxxxx>]

Hey Tim,

When ever I blew a neon tranny they didn't smoke a winding just opened. The performance changed so I
took them off the system put power to them then checked each leg to ground with a screwdriver and every time found a dead side. That's what happens when your too stubborn too build a Terry filter. Good thing I had a sign shop and lots of neon trannies laying around.

Stan 




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 From: Tim Flood <tfloodrr@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Re: Coil Died
 

Thanks, Dave.

The transformers did not smoke, but acted like their power dropped way off
after less than 30 seconds of operation.

I've already decided to shelve them and am starting to design a new TC.
This just happened at a time when I don't have the time to experiment. Oh
well.

Tim




On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 10:48 AM, David Thomson <
tcbuilder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Tim,
>
> The transformers may only seem dead.  If they didn't smoke, they probably
> did not burn a winding.  It may be that there is residual magnetism forming
> a loop in the core, which would interfere with the mutual inductance.  Let
> the transformers sit for a long period of time (at least a year) before
> trying them again. You might also experiment with strong neodymium magnets
> placed in different arrangements to try to release the magnetic loop.  I'm
> not sure if it is possible to release a magnetic loop, though.
>
> Dave
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 8:47 AM, Tim Flood <tfloodrr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The problem did turn out to be the transformers. Both 9/60 NST are dead.
> >
> > Thanks again for all the help.
> >
> >
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