Re: My first coil

["Mike Harrison" <mike-at-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 11:56:24 -0700, you wrote:

>Original poster: "Paul Benham" <Paulb-at-woodanddouglas.co.uk> 
>
>I am looking towards building my first coil.  I have looked at various
>web sites and the archives on pupman, as well as ordering a couple of
>books and some software.  Some questions:-
>
>I have a 900Va.c. 0.5A transformer.  This requires too much capacitance,
>but should I contemplate building with this as a cheap start, with less
>capacitance, or am I wasting my time.
>
>I have thought about a 1" diameter secondary as a start, or should I
>think about a 2" Secondary(I only have a small garage).  My worry is I
>will build something which will not spark at low enough power inputs,
>and I believe that both sizes will take about the same amount of time to
>build.
>
>Does anyone know of anywhere in the U.K where I can get an NST on the
>cheap, or a good supplier of Polycarb caps that I can use to make a
>MMC?  I have looked at RS/Farnell, but they do not seem to have anything
>suitable.
>
>Are there many people in the U.K. coiling?
Yes - there is a UK coiling list, for UK-specific issues like sources
of supply and events - check www.tcbouk-dot-org.uk for info.