Re: [TCML] secondary windings burning?

["Quarkster" <quarkster@xxxxxxx>]

Mike -

It would be very useful if you could provide some specific information, 
rather than vague generalities.

1. What exactly do you mean by "glowing"? Do you mean there are spots of 
blue or purple corona discharge on the surface of the wire? Or is the magnet 
wire itself "glowing" red hot?

2. What part of the secondary winding is "glowing"? Little spots scattered 
all along the windings? Just at the top? Just at the bottom? Only on one or 
two turns? Just at isolated locations, or at spots over the entire surface?

2. When does the "glow" occur? When the wire is "glowing", is the topload 
generating arcs or streamers?

3. Are the "black spots" located at the same points where the "glowing" 
occurred? Do the "black spots" easily rub off the wire? Is the wire rough, 
kinked or pitted at the "black spot" locations?

4. Was your magnet wire brand new "virgin" material, straight off a spool, 
or was it "salvaged" material, with nicks and kinks?

Tesla coils are "technical" devices; ya gotta talk in technical terms and 
use precise descriptions if you want to perform any useful analysis or 
troubleshooting.

Regards,
Herr Zapp
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mike osipowicz" <yosip1115@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:30 PM
Subject: [TCML] secondary windings burning?



hello, I just finished my coil, but my secondary windings are glowing in 
some small parts, when its off it leaves little black spots on the magnet 
wire coating, any ideas?



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