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Tesla coils => Spark Gap Tesla Coils (SGTC) => Topic started by: thedoc298 on April 18, 2019, 06:32:18 PM

Title: Question about secondary
Post by: thedoc298 on April 18, 2019, 06:32:18 PM

I have watched untold videos, but can't see what people are putting in the top of their secondary's. What goes in the hole at the top where the top load is to set.

Title: Re: Question about secondary
Post by: Fumeaux on April 18, 2019, 07:04:40 PM

I'm not sure if you wanted to know about termination, but here is Mads design guide where he touches on secondary coil termination. If I remember it right most people epoxy acrylic disks into the pipe.

http://kaizerpowerelectronics.dk/tesla-coils/drsstc-design-guide/secondary-coil/ (http://kaizerpowerelectronics.dk/tesla-coils/drsstc-design-guide/secondary-coil/)

And I guess you are winding your secondary now?

Title: Re: Question about secondary
Post by: thedoc298 on April 18, 2019, 08:01:36 PM

Quote from: Fumeaux on April 18, 2019, 07:04:40 PM

I'm not sure if you wanted to know about termination, but here is Mads design guide where he touches on secondary coil termination. If I remember it right most people epoxy acrylic disks into the pipe.

http://kaizerpowerelectronics.dk/tesla-coils/drsstc-design-guide/secondary-coil/ (http://kaizerpowerelectronics.dk/tesla-coils/drsstc-design-guide/secondary-coil/)

And I guess you are winding your secondary now?

Exactly what I needed, going to be hard to go wrong with all the good info here. Thanks a mil

Title: Re: Question about secondary
Post by: dexter on April 18, 2019, 09:20:15 PM

on all my SSTC's i used carbohydrate foam (also known as wood) for the end caps and never had an issue

Title: Re: Question about secondary
Post by: thedoc298 on April 18, 2019, 09:26:14 PM

Quote from: dexter on April 18, 2019, 09:20:15 PM

on all my SSTC's i used carbohydrate foam (also known as wood) for the end caps and never had an issue

Cool, thanks. Did not know if their was something special.