Re: Attaching Coil to Base (New)

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Subject: Re: Attaching Coil to Base (New)
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Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 22:37:52 -0600
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From: 	Bert Hickman[SMTP:bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com]
Reply To: 	bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com
Sent: 	Friday, November 21, 1997 10:40 PM
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Subject: 	Re: Attaching Coil to Base (New)

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> 
> From:   djQuecke[SMTP:djQuecke-at-worldnet.att-dot-net]
> Sent:   Thursday, November 20, 1997 11:43 PM
> To:     Tesla List
> Subject:        Attaching Coil to Base (New)
> 
> I asked a question about attaching a secondary coil to the base but haven't
> had time to see a reply.  I came up with the following for a 4" PVC coil:

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> 
> Questions:  Many of the coils I've seen pictured, (I haven't seen a real
> one...yet), seem rather lightly built (plastics, alum foil, Styrofoam).  I
> would guess, (but apparently wrongly?), that there would be high physical
> stress placed upon the apparatus by the discharge of so much energy.  In
> laymen's terms, what kind of physical stress is placed upon the structure
> and what if any problems can the novitiate expect?  Does my approach to
> attaching the coil appear satisfactory?
> 
> Comments?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> dj

dj,

Nice idea for securing the base of your coil! While there's undoubtedly
very high electrostatic stresses (i.e., tendancy for high voltage
breakdown), there are virtually no significant physical stresses
involved, even though the top of coil may be simply bathed in high
energy discharges. As long as you make provision for preventing the coil
from inadvertantly being tipped over, you should be just fine!

Safe coilin to you!

-- Bert --