Saturday 24 December 2011

Fitting the Primary Coil strike rail

With all the strike rail mounts finished and the strike rail formed into the approximate correct shape it was time to fit it all to the anti-strike disc. It was possible to loosely fit all the strike rail mounts and then thread the strike rail through each one.
I have used 15mm X M4 nylon bolts to secure the mounts may substitute these for stainless steel, still not decided.
Made a quick video just to give you a bit better view of the complete strike rail.
The rail is not a complete loop, it has a gap which is located inside one of the mounts. It needs this break to prevent induced eddy currents when the coil is running.
Here's a festive shot of the top of the tesla coil. Well it is Christmas!

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