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Re: Primary, secondary, and NST Questions.
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To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
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Subject: Re: Primary, secondary, and NST Questions.
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From: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
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Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 20:00:23 -0600
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Hi Justin,
At 08:17 PM 5/24/00 -0500, you wrote:
>On the primary coil, what are the two ends of the wire (or tubing) hooked
>to?
One end of the primary is hooked to one end of the cap. The other end of
the primary is hooked to the gap. The other end of the gap is hooked to
the other end of the cap.
>On the secondary coil, what are the two ends of the wire hooked to?
The bottom end goes to a really good earth ground. The top end is
connected to the top terminal.
>What is the usual voltage going to the primary, 110, coming from the wall?
Very roughly, about 15000 volts depending on your transformer's specs.
>Or, does it pass through the NST (or pole pig) first, and then go through
>the primary and secondary coils of the Tesla coil.
The primary coil, cap, and spark gap form a circular loop. The transformer
charges to cap until the voltage across the gap reaches the point where it
fires. Put the transformer across the gap.
This is short and sweet, but hopefully specific...
Cheers,
Terry
>Thanks in advance for any help
>