Re: Proposal for Tesla Coil Data Base

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Chris, Paul, and Steve,

We did this in 1999.  The data is at:

http://www.classictesla-dot-com/download/tc99-95.zip

http://www.classictesla-dot-com/download/myfiles.html

There is a ton of data there for 74 coils.  Hopefully, our Linux friends 
can open excel files with StarOffice or something.  If not I could screen 
capture it or something.

If someone want's to do something new, I would be happy to let you use 
hot-streamer.

Cheers,

         Terry


At 11:44 PM 7/8/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello list,
>
>This is my first post to the list, but I've been watching it for the past 
>7-8 months since I first got into coiling, and have really enjoyed what 
>I've learned.
>
>To the best of my knowledge there is no centralized area where this data 
>is collected.  It sounds like a great idea.  If there is sufficient 
>interest I would be willing to design/implement something of the 
>sort.  Perhaps we could host this on hot-streamer Terry ;)
>
>Chris Arnold
>
>PS:  I currently reside in a rural area near Cambridge, Nebraska, USA, 
>with a total of 40 kVA of power available w/o the risk of frying other 
>peoples electronics (perfect for coiling if you ask me).  To date I have 
>built a VTTC using a single 833C that achieved ~14-16 inches or so of 
>discharge before I carelessly knocked the secondary over onto the tube and 
>broke the filament (very sad day indeed).
>
>
>>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>>Subject: Proposal for Tesla Coil Data Base
>>Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2003 19:17:06 -0600
>>
>>Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
>><Zimtesla-at-aol-dot-com>
>>
>>I have enjoyed reading letters on the Tesla list and looking at web sites 
>>where Tesla coil photos are posted. Seeing what others are doing helps me 
>>to build better coils and get new ideas. I have seen some emperical 
>>formula for max spark length for a given driving power. Also it is 
>>mentioned that so-and-so got xxx inches with a y watt transformer. Lots 
>>of times no detail or photos.
>>
>>If this already exists, I have missed it - I propose that a data base of 
>>what Tesla list coil builders consider their best effortsbe developed. It 
>>would have to be posted on a web site so everyone could see it. The 
>>posting would be a standardized description of the coil and its 
>>components (caps, xformer, gap design, etc) and a couple photos. The 
>>maximum spark length recorded by the photos would also be given. This 
>>might spark (no pun intended) some friendly competition and would also 
>>give newcomers a look at what others are doing.
>>
>>I would like to see some feedback on this idea or if it already exists, 
>>some direction on how to find it.
>>Thanks
>>Jim