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Re: I need help with my crappy coil


----- Original Message -----
From: <jkooi-at-wishmail-dot-net>
To: "Tesla List" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: I need help with my crappy coil


> Hi m0neyfromyuba,
>
> Altough you did not mention your topload size, I assume that your tank cap
> is too big, besides that you would be better off using one with a higher
> voltage, say, a saltwater or a homemade rolled cap
> I'm assuming you used SWG28 ?
>
> A MOT can do the job quite well, thier power is even greater than a NST,
> I've got the same problem here in Holland, I've got 2 MOT's in series, but
> no output, after reaxamening it all, I came to the conclusion that my
> secondary
> doesn't meet the specs needed (stupid I know, could have seen it before I
> started winding it)
> A NST of 9kV30mA is 270 watt and a MOT of 2300V 500mA is 1150 Watt,
> so why bother to get a NST (ok the high voltage is better to start with,
but
> a MOT can do just as well !!!    MOT's Rule!!!
>
> By going with your cap of the Microwave, you're limiting your tank to 2100
> Volt
>
> Happy coiling, Jeroen Kooiman from a real sunny Holland.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tesla List" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 2:53 PM
> Subject: I need help with my crappy coil
>
>
> > Original Poster: "m0neyfromyuba" <m0neyfromyuba-at-netzero-dot-net>
> >
> > I need some help my coil only makes one inch sparks
> >
> > Transfomer: an MOT thats current limited to about 0.45 amps by a oven
> > heating coil.
> >
> > Tank cap: MOT cap-2100 volts .7 microfarad
> >
> > Spark gap: single gap 1/16 inch
> >
> > primary: flat spiral 9.5 turns of 0.125 inch copper wire. outside
diameter
> > is 7.5. and inside diameter is 2.5 inches.
> >
> > Secondary: 9 by 1.5 inch secondary on a pvc. Total turns 656
> >
> > This coil really sucks...i had to go with an MOT because i had no access
> to
> > a NST or an OBIT.  The circuit is the same as a standard tesla coil with
> > capacitor in series with the primary without any inductors or safety gap
> >
> >
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