RE: Tesla first start up problems. (fwd)

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Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 21:54:45 +0000
From: Trevor Keast <trevor_keast@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: Tesla first start up problems. (fwd)

Sorry, the cap is actually 0.01uF although I havent metered it, thats just a 
guess.


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: Tesla first start up problems. (fwd)
>Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 13:58:26 -0700 (MST)
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>Original poster: List moderator <mod1@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 20:53:58 +0000
>From: david baehr <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: Tesla first start up problems. (fwd)
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>..your cap is a .1mfd ?? !  ,....did ya try reducing the cap size ?, it 
>doesnt seem right.  That
>coil may run with a .03- .04mfd,...Im just guessin' 
>though................................
>
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>       From:  "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>       To:  tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>       Subject:  Tesla first start up problems. (fwd)
>       Date:  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:54:09 -0700 (MST)
>       >Original poster: List moderator <mod1@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>       >Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 18:57:43 +0000
>       >From: Trevor Keast <trevor_keast@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>       >To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>       >Subject: Tesla first start up problems.
>       >
>       >Hi Guys,
>       >
>       >I am new to this mailing list but I was hoping that someone might 
>be able to
>       >help me out with some problems I am having with my newly built 
>tesla coil.
>       >
>       >A rough spec of my coil is as follows,
>       >
>       >15KV 30ma NST
>       >14 turns on the primary, 1/4in copper tubing spaced at 1/4in
>       >6 inch diameter secondary, 24inches of windings, approx. 900 turns.
>       >4 inch topload made from aluminum tubing
>       >Beer Bottle / salt water cap. 12 bottles, approx 0.1uF
>       >
>       >I checked and double checked everything and then decided to run it 
>outside
>       >at night.  The spark gap was sparking with a considerable amount of 
>power
>       >however that was all that was happening.
>       >
>       >I took the top load off at one point and left just the end of the 
>secondary
>       >winding sticking up.  When I did this the end of the wire had a 
>slight
>       >corona and about a 1/4 inch spark emitting from it.
>       >
>       >There were no coronas in the beer bottle cap even though I didnt 
>suppress it
>       >with oil yet.
>       >
>       >I tried tuning it and tried running it on about every turn of the 
>primary.
>       >It just seemed to be really lacking in power.
>       >
>       >Any advice would be most helpful.  I would love to get this coil 
>going!
>       >
>       >Kind regards,
>       >
>       >Trevor
>       >
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