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Re: [TCML] can you help my son and i with this Please
I have also dealt with Alan at Teslastuff on eBay or his business Rainy Lake
Electronics. He is a super person and his Tesla Coils, plans, and parts are
all exceptional. The quality of the parts he sells are, IMHO, as good as
they get. He also answers all of his email and is very helpful. Keep in mind
that you pay for what you get and his things are not cheap in price or
quality. But, I don't believe he is over-priced either. If you search
"Tesla" on eBay, you will most likely find one of his Tesla Coil kits right
at the top. I haven't bought one of them but I have read several reviews
written by people who did and all of the reviews gave very high marks for
quality and performance. I have bought some of his parts and I can vouch for
the quality of them.
Keep in mind that if you go the kit route or even the plans route, you will
lose all of the fun and learning you get from doing it yourself. I agree
with those who have recommended that you start relatively small and then
move up as you gain experience. I went the way one person recommended and
many other coilers have done. I started with ignition coils, flyback
transformers, and other small power supplies driving things like Jacob's
Ladders and then moved up to neon sign transformers and then MOT's,
microwave oven transformers and Tesla Coils. OBIT's, oil burning ignition
transformers also make very good power supplies for smaller coils.
I am currently assisting a young man building a small coil for his science
project for school. He is 13 and I believe you said your son is 14. If you
will write to me off list, I will be glad to share what we have been doing.
It is small battery powered TC based on an ignition coil power supply but
can easily be modified to use almost any power supply up to a 15kV 30mA neon
sign transformer simply by using a larger tank cap and larger top load and
perhaps an improved primary coil.
Regards,
Paul
Think Positive
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Shanley" <sparkzzz2002@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] can you help my son and i with this Please
I would go with the plans on E-Bay from Alan, the link to his plans to buy
are:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Quality-Classic-4-inch-x-22-inch-Tesla-Coil-Plans_W0QQitemZ200277233348QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Books_Manuals?hash=item2ea1740ec4
Alan is a great person to help you out as well. I built my mid sized coil
with his plans. Very well done, I might add. His craftsmanship is superb
too. I bought several High end things from him in the past. His plans are
very well done and up to date as well.
I have never been happier. I built one with a 15000v 60 Ma NST with the
Terry Filter and Rotor Motor gap system, all from Alan. PRICELESS to me now.
It took some time to get the money, but well worth the wait for quality.
I spent money from Info unlimited in the past, but you will get a better
coil from Alan's plans.
I must stress that you need to be handy in the workshop and have some
electronic skills to do this properly.(soldering, crimping, cutting etc.)
Many things might go wrong. My first light was a success from his plans
though. That Is why I recommend them. I get over 2' arks and I need to tune
the thing still. I love what my coil does, but I can get more power from it
from fine tuning the thing. I made my goal for Halloween, and the people
loved it.
Trial and error for me. I love info Unlimited for many other things, but
there coil prices are quite high, and they have little support when I dealt
with them in the past. (years ago).
Have Fun, and most of all be careful with the High Voltage parts. They are
very dangerous and will kill. Check out Chips Safety tips please.
--- On Sat, 11/21/09, Eric Knutson <ericknutson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Eric Knutson <ericknutson@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [TCML] can you help my son and i with this Please
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 5:42 PM
Vary impressive stuff here Wow .
May i ask for pointers in making one of these , have wanted to for 20
years , well i have
wife now and a 10 inch pvc tube . but thats all i have , my son is 14 and
wants to build
one with me . i can maybe buy one piece at a time every other payday maybe
. Is there
any change you can help me with direction and size on the build . not sure
how to
connect 2 neon transformers together eather . also i Humbly ask are there
any parts you
could donate to help us build one . any tansformers or a rotary spark gap
, caps ? was thinking
about using one or 15000v 60 Ma , but think with with the size of pipe i
sholud use 2 what do
you think . Sinerly Your Friend Eric A Knutson
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