parts list

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: parts list
From: BAREN01-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 17:38:45 -0700
Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

here is a simplified list for those who are asking for one

What you need:

power supply-     transformer, (neon signs and microwave transformers work
well)
capacator-         salt water capacitors work well for a beginner, and are
dirt cheap
spark gap-          this can be as simple as to pecieces of metal very near
each other
primary coil-       20 - 30 feet of copper tubing wraped in a number of shapes
to chose                      				 from
secondary coil-   the form for this can be a PVC pipe varnished, and the coil
can be 				 magnet wire 22 - 30 gague wraped and varnished
top load-            a toroid or sphere of metal

What you want (but don't nessisaraly need):

RF chokes -       pvc wraped with magnet wire, these protect your transformer
from 				 the radio frequency
safty gap-           this protects your transformer from high voltage

there are a number of other things you may want (ie. rotary spark gaps,
expensive triggering mechanisms, health insurance), but these are for more
advenced coilers.

happy coiling,
Ramsey