I have constructed a secondary for my TC on a 95 cm long and 5 cm in diameter PVC pipe using AWG 30 wire. It's about 3300 turns. The instructions i had mentioned a 30 turns primary on a 10cm in diameter PVC tube, but that didnt work out. Since i have too little time to go on the trial and error technique, could someone give me any pointers as to how many the primary windings should be or any formulas used to calculate them?
2007-04-15 08:38:01 · 4 answers · asked by Lukas H 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
I use an NST with an output of 15 KV at 25mA. I am not sure about the capacitance of the capacitor. I use a bank of 20 Beer bottle capacitors
2007-04-15 09:14:45 · update #1
Are you getting a good arc at the spark gap? If so, check your beer bottles to make sure one hasn't cracked and shorted. The Tesla Coil uses radio frequencies generated by the spark gap and the resonant circuit made up of the primary and the caps. The primary wire should be well insulated. Also, if turns are shorted on the secondary it can cause major losses. Check the secondary for burned spots. Your 10 turn primary should work.
2007-04-15 09:28:36 · answer #1 · answered by Joe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it honestly relies upon on what areas you have and how lots funds you desire to spent on it and in case you dont have any journey in intense voltage initiatives i does no longer recommend construction one in simple terms yet study some intense voltage risk-free practices and initiate up small like jacobs ladder by fact in case you have no longer have been given any journey tesla coils are difficult and unsafe yet once you desire to comprehend youtube has some tremendously informational movies on tesla coils and in simple terms submit to in suggestions for those form of element google is your superb buddy believe me my tesla coil is comming alongside super ought to be executed with any luck in the subsequent couple of weeks
2016-12-29 13:52:03 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure but I don't think it is your primary . What ever u are pulsing the primary with. There is some problem of matching the impedance.
2007-04-15 08:52:05 · answer #3 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how much voltage/amperage do you intend to use in your primary winding?...........try increasing your wire gauge in your primary.....say to perhap,s 16 awg..............try 33 winding,s....an equil reduction in winding,s from 3300 to33 should work............depending on your current supply.
2007-04-15 08:56:32 · answer #4 · answered by slipstream 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋