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Re: resources
From: DR.RESONANCE[SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 1997 6:56 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: resources
To: Kevin
I would highly recommend John Couture's book on Tesla coil construction.
It is very straight forward, rather inexpensive, and has a lot of relavent
charts and information to guide you. John is a regular reader on this
Tesla List and could respond directly to you.
A variac is essentially an adjustable transformer (auto-transformer) that
is commonly used by Tesla coil builders in front of the neon sign
transformer to bring up the voltage slowly. The variac is also a good tool
to use until you get the primary tuning clip in the proper position for
best resonance -- it helps save your transformer and caps from excessive
resonant rise until the energy is being coupled into the secondary coil
where it is desireable.
Hope this helps out.
DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
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> Subject: resources
> Date: Friday,July 11,1997 7:35 PM
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> From: Kevin[SMTP:wawa-at-spectra-dot-net]
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> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 1997 7:18 AM
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> Subject: resources
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> I haven't built a Telsa Coil yet, but it is a project I would like to
> take a shot at. But, I have heard talk about tuning and 1/2, 1/4
> wavelength, and it kind of discourages me. Is there something good for
> me to read that isn't tremendously difficult to understand to help me
> grasp the basic principals of tuning a coil. Mostly, I don't want to
> get myself into something to find out that it was done completely wrong.
>
> Also, what is a variac?
>
>
> thanks
>
>