Re: Help with antique plans

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Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>

Dan,

I looked up "cigar-box Tesla Coil" on www.google-dot-com and got two hits.
There are apparently two places where this article appeared - first in
Popular Science Magazine and 5 years later in a book of articles previously
published in Popular Science". 

The article was originally written by T. Diers, and was first published in
Popular Science January, 1946 Volume 148, pages 190 to 194. 

Even better, it apparently also appears in a hardcover book published by
Popular Science in 1951 (and possibly 1952?) called "TV and Radio Manual,
Everybody's Television and Radio Handbook" AND this book is available on
the used book market! 

Search for the title "Everybody's Television and Radio Handbook" on Addall
to find out which dealers stock this book:
http://used.addall-dot-com 

Good luck, and happy reading!

-- Bert --
-- 
Bert Hickman
Stoneridge Engineering
Email:    bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net
Web Site: http://www.teslamania-dot-com


Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Cornew's by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<dcornew-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> 
> Hello Tesla Coilers:
> 
> I have been lurking for a while, and am fascinated by the crowd.
> 
> Anyway, I have been away from Teslas for almost 30 years now.  Here is where
> your help is required.
> 
> As a kid, I built a small coil from plans in a magazine sent to me by a
> friend of my father's.  It was called "Cigar Box Tesla Coil".  I do not know
> the name of the magazine as I have lost the plans...  But my mother found
> the basic parts of the coil in her attic... Including the coils, components
> and the still intact Type 10Y Vacuum tube triodes.  I'm interested in
> rebuilding this coil in hardwood, but I no longer have any clue how to
> string together the parts.
> 
> Would anybody present know where I could find these ancient plans?  BTW,  I
> should mention that the plans were very old in 1974 when I built the coil.
> Finding the tubes was a challenge then.  If I were to guess, I would
> estimate the plans were probably from the 30's - 40's.
> 
> So far, my search of the library catalogue have come up dry.
> 
> Any clues?
> 
> I'll be back later to try to get your help to up the power on it a bit -
> when the time comes.  In it's heyday, my little coil only could make 1"
> streamers... Though it could light neon tubes at several feet - which of
> course impressed the girls.
> 
> Somehow I think it could have done better if I had known how to tune it.
> The windings were on a Quaker Oats can, and a carpet tube, so it is a small
> coil.
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Dan

-- 
Bert Hickman
Stoneridge Engineering
Email:    bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net
Web Site: http://www.teslamania-dot-com