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Re: Introduction

tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com On Thu, 7 Mar 1996 20:01:02 +0700, you wrote:

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>Date: Wed, 06 Mar 1996 18:22:42 -0900
>From: Tom Apps <tapps-at-awinc-dot-com>
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>My name is Tom Apps and I would like to join in with the Tesla group.  I 
>live in Kelowna, B.C. Canada, work for BCTel (the telephone co.), have 
>an Electronics Tech. degree and want to build a Tesla coil. Ive been 
>watching the USA-Tesla service for a while and your group has been 
>mentioned as a good place.  
>I would like to start making a coil of substantial size, ( no sense 
>starting small and having to work up from there), possibly using 
>multiple neon xformers, or what ever I might find for a power supply. 
>Pole pigs though are out right now, My wife will freak.  
>I have a fairly good "home" shop for doing metal, wood, and electrical / 
>electronics.
>I'm looking for good recommendations where to start. A local plastics 
>supply shop has a selection of 30mil and 60mils rolls of polyethelene 
>and clear Mylar for the makings of the tank cap. I currently have a 12kv 
>30ma neon xformer but still looking for more. 
>Any suggestions are greatfully received.
>
>Tom App :-)
>
>
Tom,
	if you have a choice, pick the 0.03" polyethylene. use 3
layers, between plates. Here in US 0.060 cost $21 for a 4' by 8'
sheet, 0.030" 2 * $12.95 for a 4' by 8' sheet. The 2 0.030" sheets
will get 1 cap with 0.090 dielectric and good for about 20KV RMS RF!
For the $5 extra, build in the extra margin. I've run my TC for about
1 hour total now on my 0.060" cap. without blowing it. This weekend
I'll build a 0.090" (3 0.030" layers) cap.

		jim