RE: Coil costs $0.00? and $,$$$,$$$+++?

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Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>

Hey Terry, all....I just added up the cost of my coils. SOBERING!
Last year (Jan 2000) I began the 900W coil. With all the parts and the
winder and the parts I thought I'd use and did not, it cost $400. Including
a new Allanson 15/60. Not too bad.
This year, starting in April 2001, I built a new gear motor driven winder,
and basically re-designed last years coil except I kept the NST and the
primary. I spent an additional $400.
So, what I have now represents an $800 investment in 2 years.
But, if I started from scratch, many parts would not be bought and later
discarded in favor of better or more suitable parts. I now know what works
and what doesn't. So if I started from scratch today I should think my final
cost would be around $600.

But I laugh and still call it the Six Million Dollar Coil...better, faster,
etc...

Safety First

Ted

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Subject: Coil costs $0.00? and $,$$$,$$$+++?


Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi All,

I was just wondering...

I know many have made coils for very little money and, of course, you can
spend tons of cash on them too.  However, has anyone ever made a coil that
they didn't buy anything for?  I mean, you found all the parts and such for
free and didn't even buy glue or buy anything on it.  In other words, a
truly "free" coil?

I think all the coils I have heard of required "something" to be purchased.
 It would almost be a fun project to try and make a coil truly for free...
Not even buying solder or anything.  Then we can truly say Tesla coils can
be made for "nothing".

In the same light, anyone care to "reveal" how much they have spent on the
most expensive coil?  I imagine some of the "pro" coils are up in the
$10,000 plus plus range...  I realize the cost of pro coils like the Model
13 and the Electrum may be "secret" and the real cost may be a little hard
to determine, but I was just curious who had the "World's Most Expensive
Tesla Coil"...

Cheers,

	Terry