Your gap is way too wide for a 12/30 plus no way to quench. You want some
kind of airflow. Also, you can lose the strike rail. Even if you got it all
tuned up and running at its max output I doubt you need to worry about
primary strikes.
Try to figure out the amount of capacitance you have. That will help answer
a lot of questions.
Keep at it, don't get discouraged.
On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 8:38 AM, Bert Hickman <bert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hello Harrison,
>
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> Some guesses about why your coil may not be working:
>
> Are you using a classic coil and core transformer-type NST? An electronic
> NST outputs high frequency AC which cannot directly charge your tank cap.
> NST's are typically fairly heavy, while electronic NST's are much lighter
> in weight.
>
> Are you using an NST with a Ground Fault Interrupter (GFI). Without
> defeating/removing the GFI module, the NST may fail to work, or only work
> intermittently in a Tesla Coil. Most folks either get a transformer-type
> NST without GFI, or they remove the GFI module.
>
> Is your spark gap firing at all?
>
> What are you using for a tank capacitor
>
> Good luck and best wishes,
>
> Bert
>
>
>
>
> Harrison Benson wrote:
>
>> Hello,I am working on a senior project along with my father who is an
>> electrical engineer by building a tesla coil. We are following
>> instructions from the instructables website. We have everything
>> hooked up and wired, and yet it is not working. I would appreciate
>> any help or tips that you can give me. I have a link to a youtube
>> video of what I have so far here: Tesla Coil Not Working. My
>> hypothesis is that the capacitors may be doing something wrong, but I
>> am not sure. Thank you for your help.
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