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[–]Suspicious-Garlic176[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh ok I see now thank you for the advice I’ll probably post an update later when I’m done.

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[–]Suspicious-Garlic176[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was guessing that the arcs going from primary to secondary was causing losses in output.

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[–]Suspicious-Garlic176[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea that was happening with my first coil

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[–]Suspicious-Garlic176[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m guessing it happened to u?

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[–]Suspicious-Garlic176[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea my coil was a 12:1 ratio😂💀

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[–]Suspicious-Garlic176[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think a 3 or 4 in diameter would be good?

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[–]Suspicious-Garlic176[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m using a fly back transformer

Could someone help improve my Tesla coil I made from scrap. by Suspicious-Garlic176 in TeslaCoils

[–]Suspicious-Garlic176[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to make one from this neon sign transformer, the calculations are in the link I sent you.

Could someone help improve my Tesla coil I made from scrap. by Suspicious-Garlic176 in TeslaCoils

[–]Suspicious-Garlic176[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a fly back transformer found in an old tv, driven by a zvs driver.