Doug,Thank you for your response, I read some instructions to put it at the maximum distance for sparks to happen. If I go further apart, the sparks will no longer occur. Am I doing it wrong? That is what I read from the instructions.
Bert,Here is a linkyoutube.com/watch?v=MpBaoZ_FVog
David,Thank you for your extra assistance. Shouldn't the florescent tube light up regardless of the size of the topload? It does not look like an EMF is being created.Thank you for the capacitor tip, but I am working on a budget.
On Monday, May 16, 2016 11:02 AM, doug <doug11642@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I would say that you are lucky the coil has not worked so far, your first
thing to do is to close that spark gap to about .045 before you destroy the
NST. Then maybe download a program like {TESLAMAP} so you can check
everything out.
Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: Harrison Benson
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2016 5:47 PM
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [TCML] Tesla help?
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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