Beautiful, nice work Chip! Glad to hear it's working! When I designed my small VTTC I used Bart Anderson's JavaTC tool to determine proper component sizes and tuning: http://www.classictesla.com/java/javatc/javatc.html This would definitely be the next best step. Best wishes, Matt Lewis, Fairlee VT -----Original Message----- From: Tristan and Kayden gaming <maxford1980@xxxxxxxxx> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, Nov 24, 2020 5:02 pm Subject: [TCML] First Light I switched the feedback leads. That didn’t change anything so, I check just to make sure I grounded the filament lead where the Staccato connects. I had not. I ran a ground and my plate would glow but, still, no sparks. I switched the feedback leads back and it came to life. My plate is still getting hot but, it’s sparking. I have included a link to see the sparks. Thanks everyone. I may need more help with the tuning to keep my plate cool.. Chip https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DkM7q3wXAB2963vyIF48qUmCw1zfVxzB/view?usp=drivesdk _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla