Re: General Questions

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Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

actually, clippig them into a piece of acrylic seems to work well - anyway
im not talking about the *relatively* small 12KV voltage of the *insulated*
primary i'm talking about the 200 odd KV generated by inductance in the
secondary - this seems to melt some Epoxy resins... trust me :)

Jason
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Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2001 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: General Questions


> Original poster: "ebyng by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
<ebyng-at-netlimit-dot-com>
>
> If most epoxies conduct electricity quite well, than what are you using to
> hold the primary windings supports to the base??
>
> thnks
> Erik
>
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> Original Message
> From: "Tesla list"<tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Re: General Questions
> Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2001 12:00:47 -0600
>
> >Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>
> >
> >Here we go...
> >
> >> What are some different methods being used to secure the secondary of
the
> >> TC, to the surface that the primary is mounted on?
> >
> >I use four acrylic spikes to hold the coil tube in place - the tube slots
> >onto the spikes and from here you can ground the secondary
> >
> >> Is the the secondary exhausted of air? I mean, both ends of the
secondary
> >> are capped, correct? And is the air inside removed, pressureized?
> >
> >The secondary coil is NOT exhausted of air - the caps are for connecting
> >convenience to the toroid. (this is why a tesla coil is called an
air-cored
> >resonant transformer)
> >
> >> Is the angle of the windings on the primary critical to the operation
of
> >> the coil? And if so, in what way?
> >
> >There is much dispute to what angle the primary coil is in relation to
the
> >secondary coil. Some coilers insist on the secondary being perpendicular
to
> >the primary, soime want it at 15 degrees, some have it on the same axis
as
> >the coil. I would recconend you put it perpendicular, because a. it is
> >easier and b. It lowers the possibility of toroid to secondary strikes,
> >which can blow your NST.
> >
> >> What types of epoxies or uerthenes are best to use when sealing the
> >> secondary conductor?
> >
> >I wouldn't use epoxy resin - some of the compounds in some glues,
> >particularly araldite and Xpoxy conduct electricity a bit to well... i
used
> >4 coats of PU varnish and it seems to work fine. Use a varnish that is
made
> >out of the same material as your secondary tube, i read somewhere that it
> >affects the heating of the coil
> >
> >> I'm getting materials together to build my first coil and would
> >> appreciate any all input.
> >
> >No problem - good luck
> >
> >Jason
> >jason-pee-at-bt-internet-dot-com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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