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Hello everyone, I'm trying to assemble this slayer exciter for a school presentation next Monday ( yes. I know I'm screwed! 
)
Anyway, I need a kind soul to help me troubleshoot this circuit...I've come across multiple good answers, however, with no luck solving my issue.
I'm using 850 turns of the secundary with 6 turns on the primary without a top-load.
I'm
this is my circuit:
Notice that the LED is not actually bright ( However it does softly light up RED when power is received.. )
My circuit is using a lot of current, so I think it's shorted...( my PSU says it's shorted if I feed it above 1-2V )
heres a diagram of my initial circuit(which worked when I removed the LED & then stopped):
this is a circuit with a darlington pair I got advised to use(and that I'm using right now):
)Anyway, I need a kind soul to help me troubleshoot this circuit...I've come across multiple good answers, however, with no luck solving my issue.
I'm using 850 turns of the secundary with 6 turns on the primary without a top-load.
I'm
this is my circuit:
Notice that the LED is not actually bright ( However it does softly light up RED when power is received.. )
My circuit is using a lot of current, so I think it's shorted...( my PSU says it's shorted if I feed it above 1-2V )
heres a diagram of my initial circuit(which worked when I removed the LED & then stopped):
this is a circuit with a darlington pair I got advised to use(and that I'm using right now):
