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"Explore the menus for useful commands, options, settings and help."
"Check the bottom of the screen for real time help and advise."
"If you don't want to see these tips at startup, you can turn them off in the 'Options' menu."
"The 'Unable to tune' message, could be caused by too larger or too small primary capacitor, primary coil with insufficient inductance, or unusual secondary coil or topload sizes. "
"To save a coil design, fill in the input fields you want to save, then click 'File' and then click 'Save As..."
"TeslaMap saves files in '.mdb' format. These files can be opened and edited with MS Access."
"To open a saved design, click 'File' and then click 'Open...'"
"To print a design summary, click 'File' then click 'Print...'. To view a preview of the summary before you print, click 'File' then click 'Print Preview'"
"You can create a design summary in '.txt' file format by clicking 'File' and then 'Export to Text...'"
"If your not sure about your coil design, you can click 'Edit' and then 'Audit Design'. Your input will be checked and you will be notified if anything seems unusual."
"You can view, edit and save notes by clicking 'Edit' and then 'Design Notes'"
"The main screen shows primary parameters up to 17 turns, but you can see parameters up to 38 turns by clicking 'Edit' and then 'Extended Primary'"
"The integrated MMC calculator is located in the 'View' menu."
"There is a 'Super Calculator' in the 'View' menu that calculates Ohm's law, peak - RMS - average, RC, RL, RLC, Plate caps, and RSG parameters."
"You can use the 'AWG Chart' to determine the diameter of wires. The 'AWG Chart' is located in the 'View' menu."
"In the 'Options' menu you can convert all the inputs and outputs between metric and standard."
"On startup TeslaMap will automatically open the last file you had open. You can turn off this feature off in the 'Options' menu."
"Safety first - never work with high voltage if your tired, and try not to work alone."
"If you find a bug in the program or have an idea to improve the program, you can email the programmer. See the help file for more information."
"You don't have to fill in all the input fields. If you only need to design a new primary coil, only fill in the input fields in the 'Primary' section."
"Next to the output fields you'll find small squares with question marks. Click them to display information for that field at the bottom of the screen."
"TeslaMap can convert inputs between standard and metric measurements."
"Most of the equations used in the program can be found in the help file."
"The 'Auto Tuning' output section will show you where to tap the primary coil to tune with various primary capacitors."
"You can use two different toroids and a spherical top load - or any combination in your coil design."
"The conductance of metals tend to decrease at high frequencies. Copper maintains relatively good conductivity at high frequency."
"Tesla coils and small woodland creatures don't mix."
"Always use a protection filter and safety gap for your NSTs (Neon Sign Transformers)."
"Only use high quality, proven capacitors in your MMCs (Multi-Mini Capacitor)."
"Leave about 0.5 to 1.0 inch of space between the secondary coil and primary coil."
"Avoid making the primary angle greater than 45 degrees - which could result in over coupling."
"Most people use 0.25 inch copper tubing to build their primary coils."
"The more you bend copper, the harder it becomes."
"PVC pipe is cheap, readily available, and easy to work with. You can use it to build many parts of a coil."
"If you have Microsoft Access installed (part of Microsoft Office) you can open and edit saved designs outside of TeslaMap."
"Putting a strike rail on your primary coil will prevent arcs from striking the primary coil and damaging the primary caps."
"Using a lathe can make winding the secondary coil much easier and faster. Magnet wire smaller than 26 AWG can be difficult to work with."
"Aluminum dryer duct makes a nice toroid. A spun aluminum toroid can be purchased."
"Be sure to properly ground all the parts of your Tesla coil."
"Only run type capacitors should be used as transformer PFC capacitors. They usually have a metal case."
"Wire a fuse into the power cord supplying your NST or variac."
"NSTs should only be connected in parallel if their output voltages are closely matched."
"Avoid using resonate sized capacitors with NSTs."
"Tesla coil arcs can produce various gasses. Try to run your coil in a well ventilated area."
"Wear hearing protection around loud spark gaps and spark gap ventilation fans."
"Don't use any metal in your secondary forms. Some PVC pipe has an imbedded metal wire used to find the pipe after it's buried."
"Don't place the coil's RF ground near a house or building's electrical supply ground."
"Use 1 Mohm bleeder resistors across each capacitor in your MMC. The resistors will allow the MMC to slowly discharge."
"A top load toroid or sphere needs to be smooth. Bumps will reduce the effectiveness of the top load. A small bump or 'break out point' can be used to aid the formation of arcs."
"You don't have to fill the input fields for multiple toploads, but you will need at least one toroid or sphere."
