What else could be a good replacement for the UCC chips
Preferably in TC or MIC as those are available near me

That's is one of the problems I face
I do not have an Oscilloscope or an LCR meter to check wave forms and inductance
Which is one of the reasons why i choose the SSTC 2 as the feed back mechanism would ensure the correct frequency was generated
Input Voltage is 220 Volts AC which is stepped down and rectified as needed
So 12-13 volts DC into the gate driver and 5 volts into the oscillator
 

Thank you for the advice on the posting system, I'll be sure to follow it from next time

Hey
I'm new to this forum and just wanted a little help with my first Tesla Coil.
I have tried to employ Steve Ward's SSTC 2 half bridge Circuit
I have a primary with 7 turns of 1.6 mm enameled copper wire
And a secondary with approx 1500 turns of 0.2 mm enameled copper wire
the length of the coil is 39 cm
the topload is just some PVC pipes in a toroid like shape wrapped in a few layers of Aluminum foil
(couldn't find a proper toroid)
The driver circuitry follows Steve Wards SSTC 2 build on bread and perf board

When I powered it on for the first time it managed to power a CFL very weakly
I had assumed that a decent sized coil like this would be able to generate arcs of small if not decent length, let alone power a CFL
I noticed a few things on the times we powered it up
There was a small crackling noise from the free end of the Secondary and some coming from the 20 A 600V diode
There was also no change in performance Between when the feedback antenna was connected and not connected
This lead me to believe that there was some problem with the feedback mechanism
If anyone has any suggestions or needs more info
I would be grateful to hear them or supply said info
Thank you