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Re: 130kW Coil Update



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Date: Fri, 3 Oct 1997 22:50:29 +0000
From: BertPool <Bert.Pool-at-flash-dot-net>
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Subject: Re: 130kW Coil Update

> Date:          Fri, 3 Oct 1997 20:29:05 -0600 (MDT)
> To:            tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:       130kW Coil Update
> From:          Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>

> 
> 
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> Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 15:26:56 +0000
> From: Greg Leyh <lod-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: 130kW Coil Update
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Here's where things are at right now:
> 
> Parts are starting to arrive from various sources, and the shop
> is getting quite cluttered.  The base vault and I-Beam supports
> are finished, as well as the fiberglass work on the sec coilform.
> 
> 500 lbs of waterjet-cut 304 stainless steel pieces are awaiting 
> assembly to form the top electrode.
> 
> The control system, HVDC 3PH supply and primary drive coil are
> all in various stages of completion.
> 
> At this point, I anticipate erecting the main tower and top electrode
> during the first week of Nov.  The overall height of the finished
> coil structure will be 37 feet, 2 in.
> 
> Measurements, power ramp-up, and lifetime testing will take place 
> at the Navy Shipyard during all of Nov, and early Dec.
> We will begin disassembly and crating of the coil on Dec 7, and 
> by the 15th it should be on its way to its final home.  This schedule
> has some potential for slippage, of course.
> 
> So if you find yourself in the San Francisco area during this time,
> please feel welcome to stop by for the nickel tour, and a bit of ozone.
> 
> 
> -GL
> 
> 
> 
> 

Greg,

Sounds like your big coil is coming together very fast!  Wish I could 
make a trip out there to see it - I *might* be able to arrange 
some way to get there, but it would have to be on a weekend.

How big a top are you planning on?

And, of course, I'm curious, is this another SRL coil, or has 
someone else decided they want a really BIG Tesla coil?  

Bert Pool
TCBFW
bertpool-at-flash-dot-net