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Joined: Sat Jan 12 2008, 01:24AM
Location: Beaumont, Texas, USA
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Gold? Nice! I see tesla coils ARE good for somethign :).
The length of the secondary should not makes your sparks tiny. I am sure with it you could get at least 6 inches. The ratio is quite different than you want though. My 4.5 inch is about 1:5.33, and it works fine.
The length i like to go for with a 2 inch coil is 11 inches, because it smply looks right. Also, i would use 28 gauge double build wire that is thicker insulation and still gets about 1000 turns while somehow looking 'how it should'. That is one reason my 4.5 inch coil has a slightly high (or low, not sure what it would be called) aspect ratio, that and to give clearance from the primary for longer sparks without primary strikes!
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Joined: Mon Jan 05 2009, 06:30PM
Location: Salem, Oregon, USA
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For the size of your coil, your top load is far too large. I recommend making a smaller one and trying that with a similar setup to see if output improves.
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Plasma Lover wrote ... For the size of your coil, your top load is far too large. I recommend making a smaller one and trying that with a similar setup to see if output improves.
teravolt wrote ... do you plan to make a larger one with a wider diamiter with what you have lerned
Yes surely would be doing that
I am gonna increase secondary dia and get a ratio of like1:4 or 1:5 then reduce the torroidal size acc to that and if needed, then increase no. of primary turns :)
gonna do that all soon ^^
Thanks for guiding me guys, you guys are the best :D
Registered Member #1911
Joined: Mon Jan 05 2009, 06:30PM
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kashish0711 wrote ...
Thanks for guiding me guys, you guys are the best :D
Well, it's always nice to see somebody's coil come together, whether it's as beautiful as Dr. Spark's coils, or as horrible as my own (the second reason I haven't posted pictures - first reason is that I have no camera).
We've all got to start somewhere and when your first coil actually works, when you're trying to build a Tesla coil, it's a miracle.
You've got a nice looking coil, and I'm sure it will continue to get better and better.
Eventually, you'll probably be able to source a nice transformer, possibly a potential transformer, to replace that weak little NST you're using. 6/30 isn't much, but I've gotten six inch streamers off of a 3KV 15mA NST (looks like a bug-zapper transformer, but has a luminous tube transformer sticker on it; looks like it's made to light up the tittle on a letter 'i', and that's it) and a 600 turn secondary. I'll post pictures if my friend lets me borrow his camera.
Anyways, I'm posting this to congratulate you, not brag. ;)
I look forward to seeing what you have to offer in the future.
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Joined: Sat Jan 31 2009, 11:37AM
Location: India
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Plasma Lover wrote ...
kashish0711 wrote ... Thanks for guiding me guys, you guys are the best :D
Well, it's always nice to see somebody's coil come together, whether it's as beautiful as Dr. Spark's coils, or as horrible as my own (the second reason I haven't posted pictures - first reason is that I have no camera).
We've all got to start somewhere and when your first coil actually works, when you're trying to build a Tesla coil, it's a miracle.
You've got a nice looking coil, and I'm sure it will continue to get better and better.
Eventually, you'll probably be able to source a nice transformer, possibly a potential transformer, to replace that weak little NST you're using. 6/30 isn't much, but I've gotten six inch streamers off of a 3KV 15mA NST (looks like a bug-zapper transformer, but has a luminous tube transformer sticker on it; looks like it's made to light up the tittle on a letter 'i', and that's it) and a 600 turn secondary. I'll post pictures if my friend lets me borrow his camera.
Anyways, I'm posting this to congratulate you, not brag. ;)
I look forward to seeing what you have to offer in the future.
Christopher Karr
Yeah sure, I am gonna finish my college in around 1 month, then gonna get a job, then I will be independent financially, otherwise I had to borrow money from parents.
I am gonna buy a 12000 volts 1A t/r, which costs abt 10000 rs (200$)
AND THEN GO EXPERIMENTING :)
Idk abt anything else, but one promise that you will see at least one new properly and efficiently working tesla coil from me within next 3 to 4 months :)
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