Re: FROM RUSSIA

[FutureT-at-xxxxxxx (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

In a message dated 11/28/00 9:16:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

> > Original poster: "Vadim Karelin" <karelin-at-atanor.ru>
>  >
>  > Hey all!
>  >
>  > I live and work in Moscow, Russia. About one year ago I've read the first
>  > article about Tesla, his life, his experiments. Now I know a little bit 
> more
>  > about Tesla, than year ago. And I want very much to make the Tesla coil
>  myself.
>  > Would you be so kind to help me and to tell how to start?
>  >
>  > Yous sincerely,
>  > Vadim Karelin

Vadim,

Welcome to this great Tesla list.  A Tesla coil can be built
simple or complex.  Usually the capacitors are the hardest
thing to find, but even salt water bottle caps will work in a
pinch, but will not be as efficient or neat.  Many types of
high voltage transformers can be used including but not
limited to; neon sign transformers, radar transformers, oil
burner ignition transformers, power distribution transformers,
potential or instrument transformers, microwave oven 
transformers, X-ray transformers, etc.  For a first coil, the
form can even be made of cardboard, with a simple static
gap.  The primary must have enough turns so the primary
tank circuit can be tuned to the same frequency as the
secondary coil. You may find something of interest at my
website at:

   http://hometown.aol-dot-com/futuret/page3.html

John Freau