RE: Coil schematics?

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>

I think that you want the safety gaps wired directly across and
physically close to the NST secondary (i.e. on the left side of the
resistors), not in parallel with the main spark gap.

Gary Lau
MA, USA

>Original poster: "mbarbani by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
><mbarbani-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
>Hi Neil,
>
>Here's a schematic of my coil.  
>
>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/Teslaschem.jpg
>
>It's got all the "normal" required parts that most
>coilers use, plus one part that's my own addition.  Take a look at the
relay on
>the primary side of the NST.  It is there to switch power to the NST,
because I
>like the idea of being able to run the coil with a hand-held
pushbutton, but
>don't like the idea of switching 120v in my hand directly to the NST
even
>though the button is well insulated. It actually switches power to the
relay,
>which in turn gives power to the NST, thereby reducing the current that
is
>going thru the pushbutton in my hand.  Both common poles of the relay
are
>ganged to give extra switching power to the NST.  
>
>Good luck,
>Marc B.