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Re: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Tiny Little Tesla Thingy
you should be able to make a tiny coil - with a tiny gap (but use a
transistor circut to make pulses -- the gap would be just for show) - you
would have to go to tune to higher frequencies - I'd consider a neon
relaxation oscillator if you aren't comfortable with solid state stuff - a
neon bulb might carry the right amount of current for the tiny coil -
otherwise, a 555 and an SCR used like an electronic ignition ought to make a
nice driver - set it to pulse at about 100 HZ (maybe 60 hz ??) and let the
coil ring. (I haven't tried this, but it seems about right)
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Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 9:35 PM
Subject: Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Tiny Little Tesla Thingy
> Original Poster: "christopher boden" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
> Alright...after another action packed day of winding coils and giving
myself
> intermittant shock treatments I was playing with some 30AWG magnet wire
and
> a pen. I wound it on the pen and in about 10 minutesI had a rather nice
> miniature secondary.
>
> I am a model railroader and love building tiny little things. I was
> wondering if it were physically possible to build an incredibly small
> TC...like 1/4" dia secondary. Has anybody ever thought of this? done it?
>
> Given that it wouldn't be any fun if it were easy I would like to make it
a
> true reproduction of a full size one...spark gap and everything. I am
> guessing the gap would have to be rotary....DUH...there's no way to scale
> down the laws of physics so I cannot use a static gap.
> The cap I don't know. I might be able to cheat with semiconductors...but I
> really would like to make small SW caps if possible.
>
> Can this be done? Or is it yet another in a Looooooong series of dumb
ideas
> and pipe dreams? :)
>
> Alright.....let the flames begin.
>
>
> Chris B.
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