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Upgrading my tesla coil, need some input.
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hvdude
Tue Aug 30 2011, 12:04PM Print
hvdude Registered Member #4077 Joined: Tue Aug 30 2011, 11:40AM
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 		Hi,

Its time to upgrade my tesla coil and i have a acquired the necessery parts.

The major upgrade is the new NST which is rated 1Kva instead of old one at 450Va.
On the plating it says 10Kv/100ma rating and 130ma max short circuit current.
Which of the values should i put in the calculator ?

Next question is what tank capacitans do i use, i got two options. 30nF or 60nF. I guess the later since the optimum LTR in
Teslamap says 47nF (and 29nF resonant).

I only got a singel tungsten gap with two 30W muffinfans blowing at it. Hope it will suffice. It did great @ 500VA but i wonder what its limit is. Here is first light about a year ago. Now i want bigger sparks of course :)

Tesla coil video

Here is the specs for the upgraded version. (some specs are missing, Teslamap would not print them)

mytesla
Generated by TeslaMap
www.teslamap.com

----- NST Parameters -----
NST Input Voltage: 260 V
NST Input Frequency: 50 Hz
NST Output Voltage: 10,833 kV
NST Output Current: 100 mA
NST Watts: 1 103 W
NST PFC Capacitance: 51 uF

----- MMC Parameters -----
Primary Capacitance: 60 nF
MMC Capacitor Value (individual cap): 0.03 uF
MMC Capacitor Voltage (individual cap): 35 kV

----- Primary Coil Parameters -----
Primary Coil Wire Diameter: 0,8 cm
Primary Coil Wire Spacing: 0,8 cm
Primary Coil Center Hole Diameter: 16 cm
Primary Coil Incline Angle: 0 degrees
Required Primary Inductance: 8 uH
Primary Coil Tap Turn: 5 - 6
Primary Coil Diameter At Tap Turn: 35,2 cm
Primary Coil Height At Tap Turn: 0,8 cm
Primary Coil Wire Length At Tap Turn: 5,1 m

----- Secondary Coil Parameters -----
Secondary Coil Magnet Wire AWG: 24,8
Single Build Insulation
Secondary Coil Magnet Wire Diameter: 0,501 mm
Secondary Wire Length: 297 m
Secondary Wire Weight: 450,45 g
Secondary Coil Winding Height: 51 cm
Secondary Coil Form Diameter: 10 cm
Secondary Coil Turns: 947
Secondary Coil Height To Width Ratio: 5,1:1

----- Top Load Parameters -----
Toriod Ring Diameter 1: 10 cm
Toriod Total Diameter 1: 33 cm
Toriod Ring Diameter 2: 4,5 cm
Toriod Total Diameter 2: 15 cm
Top Load Sphere Diameter: 0 cm
Toroid 1 Capacitance: 14,6 pF
Toroid 2 Capacitance: 7,7 pF
Top Load Sphere Capacitance: 
Total Top Load Capacitance: 22,3 pF

----- Tesla Coil Parameters -----
Resonate Frequency: 230 kHz

End of report
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Tue Aug 30 2011, 10:54PM
... Registered Member #56 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 05:02AM
Location: Southern Califorina, USA
Posts: 2445
 		It seems ok, I would definitely go for the 60nf, it will lower your max voltage a bit but its better than frying your transformer!
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