Re: Tesla Coil Books/Experiments

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Tesla Coil Books/Experiments
From: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 18:10:48 -0800
Subscriber: bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com Sat Feb 15 15:39:18 1997

Tesla List wrote:
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> Subscriber: jgore-at-cyberramp-dot-net Thu Feb 13 22:04:59 1997
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 11:13:57 +0000
> From: jgore-at-cyberramp-dot-net
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Tesla Coil Books/Experiments
> 
> TC BOOK:
> I was wondering what most of you think is the best Tesla Coil Book?
> I have read many, but most fail in some respect.
> I am starting to write one myself ;-)
> Of course, it could just end up on my web page. But if it's good
> enough I'll sell them for cheap (it's going to be extensive!)
> 1. What do you think is the best TC book?
> 2. What would you most like to see in a TC book?
> 
> EXPERIMENTS:
> Anyone know of a list of good experiments for Tesla coils?
> All I can come up with is:
> 1. Transmission of Power Without Wires (not very original).
> 2. Kirlian photography.
> 
> It's funny. I go to all this trouble to make 3 foot arcs and now
> I can't think of a thing to do with them (besides zap everything in
> site ;-)

One of the more readable ones is "Modern Tesla Coil Theory" by Duane
Bylund. This one contains a nice balance betwween theory and practice,
is very easy to read, and covers disruptive, tube, and solid state
coils.

Safe coilin' to you!

--Bert H --