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Brian's 6.5" Tesla Coil

Primary Transformer
Input Voltage 120 VAC
Input Current 18 Amps
Output Voltage 12,000 VAC
Output Current 0.180 Amps
Input frequency 60 HZ
C for Transformer Z Match 0.0398 uf
PFC Capacitance 397.9 uf
Primary Design
Inside Diameter 9.5 inches
Average Radius 8.88 inches
Wire Diameter .025 inches
Total Diameter 26.0 inches
Wire Spacing 0.25 inches
Wire Length 79.0 feet
Total Turns 17.0
Secondary Resonant Freq. 124.2 khz
Inductance 0.1407 mh
Primary Cap needed to Resonate 0.0117 uF
Angle of Windings 0.0 degrees
Secondary Design
Diameter 6.50 inches
Radius 3.25 inches
Winding Length 27.5 inches
Circumference 20.42 inches
Wire Gauge 22 awg
Wire Length 1698 feet
Turns per Inch 37.4
H/D Aspect 4.23
Inductance 34.56 mh
Resonate Frequency 248.1 khz
Medhurst_K 0.72
Resonate Freq. w/Toroid 124.2 khz
Self_C 11.91 pf
Top Load C 35.61 pf
  3.5"x23"=25.51 pf
  3.5"x18"=21.97 pf
  (25.51+21.97)*.75=35.61 pf
Tank Capacitors
Number of Capacitors 4
Capacitor Configuration Series/Parallel
Type Rolled LDPE
Overall C .042 uf
Overall V 22kv rms minimum
C of each unit .042 uf
Dielectric Constant 2.0
Plate Length 120 inches
Plate Width 14 inches
Dielectric .036 inches (6@.006")
 

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