Re: Tiny tesla...

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Tiny tesla...
From: Ken Randall <kcrandal-at-tusc-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 21:08:27 -0700
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Hey Nick (or anybody),
Could you please explain the stuff is said below?

Thanks

Greg

Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: NickandSim-at-aol-dot-com
>
> Hi Greg,
>            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