Re: New to List

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Original poster: robert heidlebaugh <rheidlebaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Paul Brodie: Please excuse the fast directed intrest of the group. THE GROUP
IS MADE UP OF THREE PRIMARY INTREST GROUPS ,THOSE WITH A LARGE FINANCIAL
BACKING. THOSE WHO DO ALL EXPERIMENTATION ON A COMPUTER , AND THOSE WHO DO
EVERYTHING HANDS ON. Each of these groupes have those who work across the
dividing lines.  Some use there hands to create then use the computer to see
if the computer can keep up with real world testing and those who use the
computer to fantisize a coil and hope some one will prove them correct by
construction. Some are young and eger to see the light and some of are old
and not shure we can still see the light. For you just find a place of
comfort and slide in we all will find a reason to disagree and argue over
any opinion correct or incorect and in time find a way to resolve points of
view or remain stead fast to our special beleaf and all make big sparks and
coils of verious size. We all have one thing in common. We all enjoy our
hobby , some even enjoy a buisness of a hobby.  So Have fun with us.
   Robert   H
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> From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 23:27:03 -0700
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: New to List
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> Resent-Date: Sat,  5 Mar 2005 23:27:14 -0700 (MST)
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> Original poster: Gregory Hunter <tesla_39560@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I've got a pretty good list of terms, acronyms, slang,
> abbreviations, etc., on my web page at:
>
> http://hot-streamer.com/greg/jargon.htm
>
> It is somewhat out-of-date, as I have not added the
> newer terms related to solid-state coiling.
>
> YT
>
> --- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Original poster: "Paul B. Brodie"
>> <pbbrodie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Hello All,
>> I am relatively new to coiling and brand new to this
>> list. Should I
>> inadvertently violate etiquette, please excuse me as
>> I have never
>> participated with a list before. As a little
>> background, I have a BS in
>> Computer Science and am self taught as far as
>> electronics. I have read many
>> books on ac/dc electricity and electronics. I built
>> a couple of Heathkits
>> about 25 years ago and I have built a simple DC
>> power supply and a low
>> wattage stereo amplifier. That about sums up my
>> knowledge and experience
>> with general electronics. I have been reading about
>> Tesla and Tesla Coils
>> avidly for several years with the idea that I would
>> ultimately build my own.
>> I have been reading this list for a couple of weeks
>> and I have a couple of
>> simple questions. You tend to use a lot of
>> abbreviations I'm not familiar
>> with. Is there a list of abbreviations and their
>> meanings somewhere? What
>> do VSWR, pfc caps, DRSSTC(I get the Tesla Coil
>> part), and MMC caps mean? In
>> all the reading and research I have done before
>> coming across this list,
>> the only types of coils were spark gap and tube.
>> Now, from what I have been
>> reading, there are new solid state Tesla Coils.
>>
>> I have Walt Noon's Tesla Coil Designer software and
>> I have George
>> Sinkhaus's pamphlets. BTW, I have read Cheney's
>> biography of Tesla.
>>
>> I have been accumulating parts with which to build a
>> spark gap coil with a
>> 4.5 inch secondary coil. I recently purchased 2
>> Maxwell .03mF 35 VDC pulse
>> discharge caps. I decide not to build my own
>> aluminum and polyethylene cap.
>> Walt's design software recommends .0212 mF of
>> capacitance for the coil I
>> want to build. What are the consequences of using
>> too much capacitance,
>> .03? Will it change the tuning frequency?
>>
>> Sorry for the long winded post. Any and all help
>> will be tremendously
>> appreciated!!! One last question. I have read much
>> about Richard Quick's
>> coils and understand that there is a video of his
>> coiling exploits. Does
>> anyone know how I can obtain a copy of this video?
>> Thank you.
>> Oh yes. Please excuse the large type size. I'm
>> legally blind and I need the
>> large type to see what I'm doing. I use a magnifying
>> glass to read the list
>> but it is awfully hard to type while holding a
>> magnifying glass. {:-)
>> Paul Brodie
>>
>>
>>
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