First Tesla Coil.... done!

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• Subject: First Tesla Coil.... done!
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• Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 17:34:19 -0600
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From:  Jeff Corr [SMTP:corr-at-enid-dot-com]
Sent:  Saturday, March 07, 1998 1:06 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: First Tesla Coil.... done!

>Hey guys!  Well, I finally did it...  I finished my first Tesla coil!
Actually,
>"finished" isn't quite the right word since I haven't put the toroid on
yet.
>But it does make sparks of about 3-4 inches from a screw mounted on the
top.
>My plastic-bag capacitor seems to work beautifully.  By the way, what kind
of
>sparks SHOULD I expect to get out of a 15 kv, 30 ma xfrmr, assuming an
ideal
>design?  I couldn't have done it without you people; thanks for all your
help!


20 inches should be possible, not more than 25.  If you put another neon in
parrallel with that, you can easily get 36-41, or more.

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