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the mad scientist wrote ...
Also did I mention that the sparkgap fires? Just it doesn't seem that the capacitors are charging or anything.
The capacitors charge and discharge on the scale of microseconds, so there shouldn't be a wait time.
Your picture showed a lot of wire--you want to have as short of connections as possible. Also, could you point out how your coil is grounded in that picture?
Finally, I highly recommend a handheld (insulated from your body, of course) grounding rod to draw the spark out. Fire it up and night and see if you're even getting a little corona.
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the mad scientist wrote ...
I will try, but we had a few, 1 foot rebar pounded into the ground. Also does length of connetions signifigantly affect preformance?
I had something like that originally, but mine didn't start working until I got a full, 7-foot grounding rod from Home Depot and pounded it into the ground. Also: The handheld grounding wand helps SO MUCH with troubleshooting and fine tuning. If the spark doesn't want to jump out on its own, the grounding wand will force it to jump.
I can't tell by your pictures, but depending on the type of wiring used, it could significantly affect it. You want short connections with low gauge, high insulation wires.
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the mad scientist wrote ...
But how do I pound something that tall into the ground?
Find a soft spot of soil. Use some elbow grease and push it down as far as you can, then hammer it the rest of the way. Thats how I done it in the past, except where I live soil becomes solid rock and clay at 4 foot depth, so I was limited to that. The longer the better
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