RE: Spiral TCs

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Original poster: "Basura, Brian by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <brian.basura-at-unistudios-dot-com>

Nikola Tesla made a number of them...

Regards,
Brian B.

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Sent:	Sunday, July 08, 2001 9:57 PM
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Subject:	Re: Spiral TCs

Original poster: "Jake Draper by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<cybermecium2-at-home-dot-com>

I remember someone on the list made one, but I forget who :( Please, make
yourself known whoever you are!
    -Jake D.
    <mailto:cyberemecium2-at-home-dot-com>cyberemecium2-at-home-dot-com
    http://taradev.cjb-dot-net
 
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Date: Sunday, July 08, 2001 09:45:33 PM
To: <mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Spiral TCs
 
Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 7/8/01 8:28:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com

writes: 



>
> Original poster: "Richard Wayne Wall by way of Terry Fritz < 
> twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com> 
>
> Has anyone built and fired a flat spiral TC? 
>
> Any plans around? 
>
> Did Tesla publish anything on their construction? 
>
> I'm not looking for huge sparks, but a research platform. 
>
> RWW 



Yes, Tesla's patent No.645,576 of Mar 20, 1900, describes a flat spiral 
primary coil 8 
ft in diameter made of 50 turns of #8 wire surrounded by a turn of 2/0 cable

as a primary. Patents, both text and diagrams, can be accessed online at US 
Patent Office. 

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/OtherPapers/TeslaPatents/us000645576.pdf

Matt D.

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