[TCML] My first tesla coil

[Peter Baitz]

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Thanks Chuck and all. 

Update for August 31, '09.  

Last night I upgraded my copper tubes spark gap from 3 to 6 gaps - had left room on my original build in case....   This definitely improved resiliency or efficienty of the unit as tuning it seemed much more capable.  I was able to go from 7 up to 8 primary turns and still get streamers whereas before not so. And I think it helped functionally with the addition of a larger toroid too.     I also added three more primary coil turns - 11 total turns - which helped me with a larger top cap toroid tuned out to 9.5 turns seemed to give about two constant streamers mainly on the right side, with the left side streamer showing up intermittantly. (I was told a toroid should have two constant streamers when rightly tuned.)  Now regardless I still only get 10-15" streamers so I can only attribute it to things like the Terry Filter and Safety Gap dampening voltage or current, and so on, and/or theoretical versus physical specifications?   (The safety gap is "tuned"
 with just the NST and terry on it so it is just below firing.)    I may also use some aluminum tape and smooth out the toroids and also see if I can find a sphere.   

Some video and pics of the updated coil:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tesla_coil_10.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/tech/my_tesla_coil_11.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Tp-Lzzdh8I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgsHGrXWrYQ


Peter




On Sunday 30 August 2009 23:55:21 chuck wrote:
> Not at all shabby for only 9kv. I like that green enamel coil. Lay-out
> looks good. Thumbs up for your project.
>
>
> Chuck
> Hannawa Falls, NY
> (Favorite movie: Escape From New York)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces at pupman.com [mailto:tesla-bounces at pupman.com] On Behalf
> Of Peter Baitz
> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 8:00 PM
> To: tesla at pupman.com
> Subject: [TCML] My first tesla coil
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I am new to tesla coiling and this website
>
> http://www.freewebtown.com/baitzobservatory/tesla/index.html
>
> is my brief documentation and picture review of my first tesla coil.  
>
> Made extensive use of DeepFriedNeon.com for constructing the details, and
> other websited for ideas, tips and information and safety.  
>
> My only question I have is a 9000 V 30mA coil is supposed to put out 23"
> sparks/streamers, but I am getting maybe half that at most.  Tuning the
> primary coil to 6 or 8 turns stops any streamers, and anywhere in the 7th
> ring, especially 7 on the mark, seems to be it's max. - you can even hear
> it in the way the spark gap purrs more evenly and loudly.
>
> Links to videos  are also on the sight.    Feedback much welcome as this is
> my first coil.
>
> Thanks to the coil community for all the input.
>
> BTW I also make some props as a hobby, and while I was doing the coil, I
> also built the Warehouse 13 Tesla unit:
>
> http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee64/ncc1701_photos/warehouse13/My_Homem
>a de_Teslagun_04.jpg
>
> Peter
>
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