Re: 833A Tube Coil

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Original poster: "R Heidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

on 11/01/01 11:42 AM, Tesla list at tesla-at-pupman-dot-com wrote:

> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> In a message dated 10/31/01 11:37:52 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
> 
> Rick,
> 
> The 810 can give sparks just about as long as an 833A.  The graphite
> plate of the 810 gives it tremendous robustness.  Even a small coil
> built with the 810 can give a 19" spark output.  811A's are wimpy.
> 
> John
> 
>> 
>> Well, I guess that it may just be better for me to go ahead and keep
>> searching
>> for something close to the 833C or 833A, because I did not want the coil
> to 
>> be
>> all that small just roughly "table top" sized. That is, something close to
>> one
>> of John Freau's smaller 833A, v-27 type coils. I really like his 4-250A
> coil 
>> (
>> I think that is the one with the variac next to it), because it looks
> pretty
>> small, yet it certainly seems to pack a punch.
>> In Friendship, Rick
>> Harris
>> 
> 
> 
> 
When John said 811 coils are wimpy He aint kidding. I have a 811 with a
graphite plate ( they did make some) in my lab TC coil It is stable and
provides my highvoltage neads, but impress the kids it dosent.
     Robert H