New comer needs any and all help

[TinselKoala]

Here, maybe this will give you an idea of what real frustration looks like. This is just from the last three or four months.

[jhsmith87]

I doubt its the transistor it worked on my motor. But I can not at all solder don't even have solder. But yes if I could just make a very simple one I'd be happy.. I seriously am getting so fed up I've tried everything.

[jhsmith87]

Im gonna.try this one more time

[TinselKoala]

I doubt if you've tried _everything_.   

How are you hooking stuff up? Are you using colored clipleads, from a package of a bunch of them?

Check these wires very carefully; it is amazing how cheaply these things are made. They can have thick-looking wires but it's all insulation, and there's just a tiny bit of copper in there, and the connection to the alligator clip is just a crimp. You might have a bad cliplead.
I have a few good clipleads with good wire, and I always solder the wire to the clip. But you've probably noticed that I don't use clipleads a lot.

Soldering is much more reliable and safe, but if you don't have an iron you probably aren't going to want to buy one.

[jhsmith87]

I don't use clips. I just either twist the wires really tight or use breadboard. I always make sure the wires are stripped but I'm goin to start from scratch smaller toroid 22g going to do 10t on top of the pick.up.wire witch is 25g maybe 100t? For a.10 to 1 ratio or should I go 10t primary 50 pickup? Should I use wires that are more different in size and dies.it matter if pickup is wrapped first below the primary or.should.primary go on first?
And what difference.does.it make.on primary and pick.up ratio.wire size.and # of turns? Is there a golden sorta.zone to it. Or is.it like a.transformer more.pickup.than primary just means.more powered?

So before I start winding tell me what u think about my wire size.choice (23 pickup 50t & 22g 10t primary)