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A tragic coil




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From:  Bill Lemieux [SMTP:gomez-at-netherworld-dot-com]
Sent:  Thursday, February 19, 1998 2:02 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: A tragic coil

Tesla List wrote:

>  1. I have used banks of 630V caps before with no problems.

In series, perhaps, in order to get ~15-20kV of dielectric rating?
In your original post, you said you used _a_ 630V cap, which was
misleading to say the least.
 
>  2. The wire on the secondary is a marone/red colour. Does this mean it is
> enammeled?

Yes.
 
> Does that also meam that the turns can touch??

Yes.
 
> The turns on this coil are separated so if it was uninsulated wire, then
> would it still work or should I trash this coil and build one myself??????

I always recommend building your own TC parts, especially as part of
a planned design process, so that you will have at least some
understanding of what is going on in your coil.

>  3. I replaced the 630V caps with a bank of 3KV caps and then a strange thin
> happened.

Does the new bank possess the same capacitance as the old bank?
Perhaps your primary LC tank is now out of tune with your secondary.

-Gomez

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