Weather/coil performance

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Original poster: jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx 


How do different types of weather effect coil performance?  I ask 
because my coil was working fine last week when it was around 75 
degrees.  But the temp has now dropped to a nice normal 30.

I can get the spark size that the coil  produced but only when the 
spark is going into a grounded object. As opposed to the operation 
last week when it would just discharge into the air.  Not even a 
small spark into the air.

I am guessing the problem is either the temp or humidity because 
nothing else has changed since I last used it.  Just been sitting on 
the table.   I tried re-tuning it to see if that would help but it 
tuned at just about the same tap point.  So i don't know.

Many Thanks

Jay Howson