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

Hi Steve,

Although a bit more elaborate than you need, Check out:

http://www.ttr-dot-com/its_model9.html
http://www.ttr-dot-com/Fry-coil.htm

Many good ideas there!

You chicken wire inside Plexiglass enclosure so do great.  You may want to
get Lexan if you can since it is far stronger.

Cheers,

	Terry


At 12:22 PM 10/12/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
>> Original poster: "Jason by way of Terry Fritz
>> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>
>> 
>> Steve,
>> 
>> Welcome to the list!!
>
>Thanks! Glad to be here.
>
>> > My next project is a small Tesla coil, something
>> > around a foot or two tall. Like the Jacob's
>> Ladder,
>> > this is for parties so it will also be behind
>> > plexiglass.
>> 
>> Plexiglass = bad idea. Much better is grounded
>> chicken wire!!! Acrylic is a
>> dielectric and could give you a nasty shock!!!
>
>I was also planning on keeping the power low and the
>box big enough to prevent being able to draw an arc by
>placing your hand on the plexi. There would be several
>objects inside for the spark to jump to, perhaps the
>distance partially controllable.
>
>I understand what you are saying, though. Perhaps I'll
>put chicken wire (or fine wires) inside the plexi.
>Otherwise someone will just stick a finger through the
>chicken wire and get a burn anyway.
>
>Steve Greenfield
>
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