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RE: Plans for a 7.5 kv coil
well use what you can find or make, the neon sign transformars are cheap for
us in the US, well anyware there are neon signs, but the transformers that
you have will work, it is just that you will not get the big out put that
everyone is striving for, you build your own transformers, I am thinking
about that my self.....and if all else, you can pay to get one shipped over
there, I bet there are plenty of us who would pack one up for you if you are
willing to pay for the cost of shipping it over there, and if we can giving
government regs and all.... I will,
kerry
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From: Tesla List [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 5:34 PM
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Plans for a 7.5 kv coil
Original Poster: Dale Baranowski <rabelais-at-actcom.co.il>
I confess that I'm new to this list, having
signed on just a few days ago, and my usual
habit is to lay in the shadows for a coupla
weeks before submitting. However this time I
decided to make an exception because I need a
project to work on with my son and winding a
tesla coil seems like a very good option.
I've got a background in electronics, having
earned my ham radio liciense 30+ years ago in
high school and built my own transmitters
from scratch. About that same time a friend
and I made a tesla coil which spit sparks 25"
long. So I'm not a stranger to either HV or
RF.
My son and I would like to build a coil and
I've scoured the internet for plans, found
some interesting websites, but the majority
of examples and plans I've seen utilize neon
sign transformers at 15 kv or higher. I have
one neon sign transformer that's a 7.5 kv and
a number of fuel-oil burner ignition
transformers which are also 7.5 kv. I know
that it is suggested to go to a store that
deals in making neon signs for advertising
purposes but I live outside of Jerusalem,
and though Israel is definitely not a
3rd-world country, small neon signs are just
starting to be visible in this country. I'd
be hard pressed to locate such a shop, much
less obtain one bigger than 10 kv in any
case.
So can anyone direct me toward plans that
might use a transformers that I have in
stock, rather than attempt a possibly futile
attempt to ferret out one of a higher output
voltage?
Any help that could be provided would be
greatly appreciated.
Dale Baranowski