Re: Tiny tesla...

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• Subject: Re: Tiny tesla...
• From: NickandSim-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 17:14:36 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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Hi Ken,
           tiny tesla's are great - they are genuinely safe as the frequency 
is so high & and they look seriously cool.  There is nothing really special 
about very small coils.  Just get hold of a copy of which ever tesla design 
program suits you and punch in the numbers.  If I were you I'd use 2" PVC 
pipe as the former and make it more like 8" high.  This will pull the 
resonant frequency down to a value where you don't need a totally tiny 
primary cap and can therefore actually put some power into it.  
A small nst - 6/60 would be more than big enough - I'd prefer a 3/60.  You 
could also use an obit, which would make the gapping easier.

Regards
Nick Field

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