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What's the proper transformer for a mini tesla coil with no nst?
The wire I had for the secondary coil coolness 65 feet and the primary is vertically wound around the secondary I think a neon sign trans is to high voltage maybe if I build the right cap it'll work or do you think I should do.d a smaller one. And I want it to wirelesslypower a fluorescent light also if without the best can I build the receiver take its energy useable for more electronocs
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Best Answer 7 years ago
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Answer 7 years ago
Ok what is purpose the federal com board I was thinking therapeutic experiments and That might limit my options in such experiments
Answer 7 years ago
I am sorry if a "federal com board" might limit your options.
Neither I or the two reference pointer projects in answer to your
original question covered that topic.
I am an engineer ( probably 3 times your age ) and federal involvements
are not in my expertise or interest in any way !
Perhaps you should ask another question ... or bring this up in the forums...
Answer 7 years ago
Ok didn't meant to do that. I was wondering if this will work refer to pic
Answer 7 years ago
It's based on this schematically what in really asking is how to wire and if it's even enough
Answer 7 years ago
Schematic
Answer 7 years ago
Labels are correct and I'm wondering what xfmr means and its a foil cap three cups I imaged the surface area would give me the charge to to resonate it's three large fast food cups
Answer 7 years ago
For instance how far could you with 12 iches of raw power light a fluorescent tube
Answer 7 years ago
Sorry guys last. Time I had a 5kvolts neon sign transformer and 12 inches with a 2 foot diameter primary and afraid to touch build after I bought one from school supply store
Answer 7 years ago
Look what I got brand new ok now it work or melt my cap right it's 5kvolts
Answer 7 years ago
Give it the juice,
Be ready to pull it too :)
Answer 7 years ago
Cap sounded like it was arcing but no burns and no arc in gap this is strange to me because the one I had before races without a cap it looked like fire instead of blue lightening
Answer 7 years ago
++arcs
Answer 7 years ago
:)
Answer 7 years ago
It answered big cap running it works tell I find a lot of enamel copper wire
Answer 7 years ago
Some years ago at burning man I saw a set of Tesla coils on both
ends of a semi trailer roof that easily lit-up gas tubes at ten feet.
Answer 7 years ago
XFMR is old electronic engineering reference for transformer.
After you find a suitable XFMRI think your primary needs a bigger capacitor of about 10KV o.001uF.
A lot of your questions can be answered by reading the components
paragraphs in http://www.hvtesla.com/design.html ..
Answer 7 years ago
The tesla coil of this size once running properly how big of a diameter should it energize without a spark for therapeutic effect once I figure out variableeffects
Answer 7 years ago
I do not expect to be able to help you that much with a fluorescent-ballast
transformer (which is designed to put out ionizing open circuit voltage
and act as a current limit once current conduction occurs).
This is Not a NST it is more like a Sola style transformer.
BTW ( wrong XFMR ) but your wiring matches your schematic
if my labels are correct.
I really do not understand your capacitor, is it foil on two sides of a tube or
water in a jar?
You do appear to have the Black & White primary wires
properly selected for power.
This bespeaks well for you and commemorates a great chance
that you will live through this experimenting stage in your life span :-)
7 years ago
Nice tesla coil a weak one but I bet it works, now take what you learned and go bigger.
7 years ago
65 feet how nice, how thick is it
Answer 7 years ago
It's thin enough in comparison to primary