Re: RadioShack

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Original poster: "Martin Lewis by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <mlewis-at-livingsprings-dot-com>

HI
Thanks for the caution however I have a master electrician that is willing
to help me but doesn't have interest in the coil, also, I have a Tesla coil
builder that lives in Memphis TN. who is also willing to guide me through
it, so I will not be in danger but thanks
ml
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Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 12:27 PM
Subject: RE: RadioShack


> Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>
>
> Martin:
> You are asking a question that would take hours to answer.
> If this is your first coil, I strongly suggest starting smaller and learn
> what constitutes a good, efficient coil. And above all, learn to think and
> be safe in building it. That not only includes the electric aspect but the
> dangers of shop tools. Even I burned my finger on a propane soldered
bracket
> before I let it cool enough last Saturday. That's called 'dumb.'
>
> My first coil was a conservative 900W. I used a single 15/60 NST, Terry's
> protection circuit, a static gap of my own design made from 9 copper
couple
> tubes (no fan required and easy to get each at the right gap/per tube),
and
> an MMC.
> I wound my 6" diameter, #22 wire secondary on a 34" length of Plexiglas.
The
> primary was 21" diam. 1/4 refig tubing, 1/4 spaced supported by HDPE and
> threaded.
>
> The important thing is that I learned a bunch along the way, I didn't kill
> myself and the coil worked from the start. I get 24-30" streamers/sparks
> every day - see the photo of the Hangman House of Horror setup - URL
below.
>
> Now I can make it better by replacing the static gap with an SRSG and a
LTR
> MMC value. I can also replace the secondary with one of more turns of
finer
> wire.
>
> But you start small.
>
> A 10 foot arc would likely require about 5KW. This means a 220 pig,
ballast
> and a fork lift for the 300 pounder. Not my cup of javascript. Sorry.
>
> Jump on the Tesla Ring and surf some great sites. Look at the photos and
do
> the math as Charles Brush once told me. He is RIGHT.
>
> Safety First
>
> Ted
>
> P.S. Look over the photos I posted at
> http://flash-dot-net/~ford29/tesla
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 8:26 PM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: RadioShack
>
>
> Original poster: "Martin Lewis by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
> <mlewis-at-livingsprings-dot-com>
>
> Hey Ted
> How much would it cost for me to order all my parts I can from RS and then
> the rest from places you recommend.  I would like to build one that would
> get me at least a 10 ft arc, bigger the better.
> Also, if you know anyone that is willing to sell one that meets that
> criteria and doesn't cost and arm and leg let me know or ask them to get
in
> touch with me ASAP.
> thanks
> ml
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 5:53 PM
> Subject: RadioShack
>
>
> > Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>
> >
> > Tim: Just a quick note. I have been with RS for almost 20 years. If I
can
> > assist with respect to locating a catalog item, let me know. BTW,
> > regrettably, RS does not sell larger than 5x7 perf board. But theyb are
> > inexpensive. To build Terry's NST filter, I had to use 2 boards...one
for
> > each HV leg. It worked well but took a bit more room.
> > If you need a pictorial drawing, contact me off list.
> >
> > Safety First
> >
> > Ted
> >
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > I have downloaded your pics about the protection circuit for my NST and
I
> am
> > a
> > little unsure about where to start. I am not even sure what perf board
is.
> > However,
> > I am going to make friends with the local Radio Shack and I will learn.
> >
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