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On 4/6/14 8:51 PM, Kuba Anglin wrote:
Hi,
Today I just finished my first Tesla coil and tested it. The spark gap was
firing perfectly, but there were no sparks being emitted from the toroid. I
retried adjusting the primary coil tap and the spark gap length until I saw
sparks. However, these sparks came out of the bottom of the secondary coil,
arcing up about several inches before disappearing. The toroid emitted no
sparks. I don't know what to do. Below are some images of my new coil.
Do you have a "breakout point" on your top electrode?
something from which sparks can start? Usually something like a piece
of stiff wire sticking out past the toroid? You can lay a long
screwdriver or a piece of coathanger wire on the top of your toroid.
You have a very nice smooth toroid, so it might be that there's nowhere
for a spark to start.
Sparks at the bottom sounds like "racing sparks" which is often the
result of either too much coupling or too large a topload.
