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Re: Secondary Coil
Subject: Re: Secondary Coil
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 20:24:04 -0600
From: "DR.RESONANCE" <DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net>
To: "Tesla List" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: Mad Coiler
Try 16 AWG with 3 KV PVC insulation on this size coil. Terminate with
30 x
7 toroid. Drive tapped 9 turn primary with .05 MFD cap running 14.4 -
15
KV (AC RMS) at 500-600 ma. Six to 8 ft. long sparks at 6-8 kva.
DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
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> Subject: Secondary Coil
> Date: Friday,May 30,1997 12:19 AM
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> Subject: Secondary Coil
> Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 10:01:14 Eastern Daylight Time
> From: "Mad Coiler" <ts5815-at-devrycols.edu>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
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>
> Fellow Coilers,
>
> I am starting planning a new bigger coil. I have some 14"
> diameter plastic (a cylinderical garbage can) and was wondering
> if it could be used for the secondary. It is about 2'8" tall.
> If this is two fat and stubby I can get another so as to be almost
> 6' tall, and I can cut it to a specific heigth. What kind of power
> does it take for such a wide coil? I am planning on getting a 5kW
> transformer - will that work on this coil? I don't have much
> experience with big coils - the one I have is 3.5" diam.
>
> T Stewart