Re: List up & new member

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Original poster: "Mick by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <mick-at-petrie.hotkey-dot-net.au>


Hi Guys,

Joined the list the other day and have been amazed at the amount of posts to
this list. I joined the list to Update my knowledge on all things Tesla
(including coils) I made a small one when I was 15 years old (that  was 43
years ago) and now have found a new interest in coiling again. I have been into
electronics for the past 40 years and like all into electronics, will die with
a soldering Iron in my hands. I have been messing around with a small coil that
I first saw the circuit for in a Popular Machines magazine back in the 1950's
and using my memory from 40 odd years ago of the circuit I built it but will
have to turn to you guys for advise on matters Tesla.
The coil that I made has a primary winding of 15 turns of 11 gauge wire(2.55mm)
on a former 6 1/2" Dia. and space wound over 2 1/2"
The secondary is 1725 turns of .4mm wire wound on a 2.1/4" dia. former about
27" long.
The Cap is 3 metal plates 10"x8" with glass plates between the metal plates and
on the outsides(4 sheets glass) and is not oil filled yet.
I have made up several Capitors with mixed success (8 plates gave me a 2 1/2"
long spark,3 plates about 1 1/2 " and 16 plates about 1" spark.
I am using a transformer from a Minolta Photo Copy machine (model
no.hvm-6015-3B)
with 220v / 240v input and it is shown as having 12KV -at- 2mA output.
                                                                           
                          HV
)
spark gap           ( 
to 12KV-------------|-----------------o  
o---------------------(-                        )
|                                             )                       (
|                                            (                         )
              ____            )                       (
Capitor         ____                                         (
Pri.                   )Sec
                                              
|                                               )                      (
|          (                        )
to 12KV        
---------------|----------------------------------------------)------------
-----------(

The above is about the best circuit I can do on a key board.
             Any advice guys ( sorry I do not have the Internet, only Email)


Thanks, Michael Harley in Sunny Brisbane Australia.














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> From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: List up
> Date: Saturday, 6 January 2001 11:57
> 
> Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
> 
> Ok,
> 
> I think it is working again :-))
> 
> I'll be resending some posts so forgive any duplicates.  I don't "think" I
> lost anything...  52 posts are waiting so I'll try a few and then let her
> rip...
> 
> Forgive - some posts during yesterday may appear to be sent by me rather
> than the original sender.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Terry 
>