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lokeycmos
Sun Oct 30 2011, 07:54PM Print
lokeycmos Registered Member #2553 Joined: Fri Dec 18 2009, 01:36PM
Location: St Cloud Minnesota
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ok, so this is similar to another post i made about securing the ends of a coil, but a bit more specific. i attached some pics of my coil. im looking for a way to secure the top lead, while still being able to interchange different top loads during tuning and experimentation. i am going to put some baffles inside the tube with caulking. thats what the wood and plastic disks are. i planning on experimenting with no less than 2 or 3 top loads. a flattened shpear in the pic and some toroids. could i just secure the same way i did on the bottom with a copper pad, and run a jumper wire from that to the load? im open to ideas. i try to make do with what i have laying around, unless i really have to make a trip to the hardware store. TY
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lokeycmos
Mon Oct 31 2011, 03:53PM
lokeycmos Registered Member #2553 Joined: Fri Dec 18 2009, 01:36PM
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anyone? is it a good idea to just secure the top the same way i did on the bottom and use a jumper to the top load?
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lokeycmos
Tue Nov 01 2011, 06:35PM
lokeycmos Registered Member #2553 Joined: Fri Dec 18 2009, 01:36PM
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im kinda at a standstill here. i want to do this right the first time, so im trying to get input from more experienced tesla coil builders so i dont F something up. ty
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Matt Edwards
Tue Nov 08 2011, 01:51PM
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What is the wood for?
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lokeycmos
Tue Nov 08 2011, 04:40PM
lokeycmos Registered Member #2553 Joined: Fri Dec 18 2009, 01:36PM
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wooden discs glued inside the coil to prevent arcing down the middle of the coil.
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Tetris
Tue Nov 08 2011, 10:51PM
Tetris Registered Member #4016 Joined: Thu Jul 21 2011, 01:52AM
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IDK what exactly you are referring to, but if you are just talking about ends of secondary, a few layers of polyurethene should get it stuck. For toroid, just balance it on there. that's what I did. :P
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