Re: very confused coil results

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>


>>I just tried your experiment with a 7 watt incandescent bulb connected
>>between the ground and secondary of my 14" solenoid coil.


	7 W at what voltage?
	110?  12?

>> It lights pretty bright under normal working conditions.  Then

>>I tried setting the static spark gap wider and wider until it

>> wouldn't fire any more.  The bulb would not light up when the

>>spark gap wasn't firing.  You might want to double
>>check your transformer and layout.

	best
	dwp