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Hello all, Thank you for the advice on how to improve my tesla coil. I have shortened the spark gap and I am now paying close attention to the proportions. I appreciate the help you have given me. I hope to On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 7:30 PM, Mark W. Stolz <mark_w_stolz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi Harrison! It looks from the video as though you wiring is laying on ground, both the lawn and the chicken wire. That will prevent the primary from ringing up. Mark Stolz Pearland, TX On 5/15/2016 4:47 PM, 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. > _______________________________________________ > Tesla mailing list > Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla