Re: Toroid

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Toroid
From: Kevin <knardell-at-mailhost.accesscom-dot-net>
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1997 18:50:13 -0600
Subscriber: knardell-at-mailhost.accesscom-dot-net Wed Jan 1 22:00:41 1997

At 10:25 AM 1/1/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Subscriber: gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net Wed Jan  1 09:58:06 1997
>Date: Wed, 01 Jan 1997 20:02:08 -0800
>From: Gary Weaver <gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Toroid
>
>Can anyone tell me where to get a good factory made toroid or how to make a 
>good one.  I have several but they all are made with 4" flexable dryer hose 
>and aluminum foil, stove pipe elbows, basket ball with aluminum foil.  The 
>sharp edges cause arcing before the toroid can reach a full charge.  I know 
>the toroid on the Tesla Coil works like the sphere on a Van DeGraff.  If I 
>can stop the premature arcs the arcs will be longer and more powerful.  
>Information Unlimited has a 3" by 12" for $100. which seem small to me.  I 
>could make one on the lathe from a piece of solid aluminum but it would weigh 
>400 lbs.  Does anyone have a suggestion?
>
>Gary Weaver
>

That is what i am going to do, I am going to the airport (Previous
Employment) and I am going to cut my own on a CNC. I have not priced the
aluminum block but depending on the grade of aluminum you use, the weight
will vary greatly. 400 LBS is a very very big toroid and you must be talking
about structural grade aluminum.


                                       Regards,
                                            Kevin Nardelle

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