problem with this coil was with the first layer,
this layer is part of the primary, which carries high voltage AC at medium high frequencies,
there was a distance of about 1/32" between the wire and the edge of the bobbin,
this means that the HV wire is only 1/32" away from the grounded core,
thin margin on the right>
this layer is part of the primary, which carries high voltage AC at medium high frequencies,
there was a distance of about 1/32" between the wire and the edge of the bobbin,
this means that the HV wire is only 1/32" away from the grounded core,
thin margin on the right>