I'm using 17 Cornell Dublier p15k-f caps at 2kv each .15uF. Power supply is 12kv 30mA nst. Not sure how the caps could all go at once..... Without any signs of damage. Using 6awg stranded wire for my connections from nst to primary and MMC bank
Kerry Soileau
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> On May 8, 2015, at 3:19 PM, loneoceans <loneoceans@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Are you sure your capacitors are ok? Sounds like there's a short there at
> high voltage. They may not measure a short with a meter. What sort of caps
> are you using?
>
>> On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 1:10 PM, Kerry Soileau <kerrys@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Ok guys I got a weird issue here.
>> I hooked my tesla coil to my variac and started to ramp it up. It stated
>> firing around 80 volts and then it stopped. Tried it again and nothing
>> happens but my 120v fan turns on. So I took it off variac and went to
>> mains. Still nothing. I swapped transformers to my other nst 12kv 39mA and
>> still nothing. I took the primary and secondary coil off the base and only
>> left the spark gap connected and it sparks across the gap. None of my
>> wiring looks burnt or broke connections or anything. All the caps are fine.
>> No burn spots etc. when I hooked it all back up it still won't fire but if
>> I take it apart and just leave the spark gap it sparks across. WTH? Any
>> advice is appreciated. Can't figure this one out.
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