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coil costs
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From: Ross Ogden [SMTP:rossoggy-at-yahoo-dot-com]
Sent: Friday, August 14, 1998 11:51 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: coil costs
> From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com [SMTP:FutureT-at-aol-dot-com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 7:59 AM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: coil costs
>
> In a message dated 98-08-12 22:21:54 EDT, you write:
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> > From: Dsurfr-at-aol-dot-com [SMTP:Dsurfr-at-aol-dot-com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 1998 6:43 PM
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: coil costs
>
> > Hey All: I'm a "newbie" coiler that's approaching that next step,
rebuilding
> > my current set up to obtain better results. I've been able to
achieve a
> petty
> > strong 16" arc to ground but I know I can achieve much better
results by
> >improving my admittedly "cheap" tank circuit. Now I want to step
up to a
> > better spark gap, capacitors, primary coil etc. To date I have
gotten by
> with
> > salvaging, scrounging & making do with what I had at hand or
paying as
> little
> > as I had to achieve somewhat minimal results. I assume this is how
most
> > coilers start out, hoping to get good arcs in the process. Now
that I know a
> >>snip Jim
>
> Jim,
>
> One of the wonders of coiling is that excellent results can be gotten
> on the cheap! My 600 watt, 42" spark TC costed about $77 to build,
> and that includes the small variac. The 1560 watt, 65" spark TC
costed
> a few dollars more.
>
42"
On 600w is quite a achivment what are the specs. Are you running on DC ?
> John Freau
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