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why wont my vttc work!!!

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Dr. Dark Current
Sat Jul 07 2012, 02:44PM
Dr. Dark Current Registered Member #152 Joined: Sun Feb 12 2006, 03:36PM
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Does it light up a neon bulb on the output?
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jake3085
Sat Jul 07 2012, 02:55PM
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RateReducer wrote ...

You could try to change the polarity of the feedback winding wink

haha ive done that to both feedback and primary over 1000 times lol
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jake3085
Sat Jul 07 2012, 02:57PM
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Dr. Dark Current wrote ...

Does it light up a neon bulb on the output?

i dont have any neon bulb to test it with :( would a cfl energy saver bulb work?
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PhilGood
Sat Jul 07 2012, 03:22PM
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jake3085 wrote ...

Dr. Dark Current wrote ...

Does it light up a neon bulb on the output?

i dont have any neon bulb to test it with :( would a cfl energy saver bulb work?
It does :)
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jake3085
Sat Jul 07 2012, 03:27PM
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PhilGood wrote ...

It does :)

ok cool i might try that tomorrow :)
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jake3085
Sun Jul 08 2012, 02:49PM
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Well everyone i got my coil going it turns out after i replaced the level splitter diode and did a bit of mucking around the coil came to life giving me 1inch arcs :) so i tuned it a bit and get much better arcs and i also put a full wave rectifier on it and the arcs are realy good :) ill post more pics wen the internet works( its out cause of the tesla coil :( haha
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jake3085
Sun Jul 08 2012, 05:18PM
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ill post some pics and videos of it working now
1341764442 4800 FT141258 Img 1167

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jake3085
Mon Jul 09 2012, 02:09AM
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video of it running

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Killa-X
Mon Jul 09 2012, 05:44AM
Killa-X Registered Member #1643 Joined: Mon Aug 18 2008, 06:10PM
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Good to see it sparking :)
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