Re: How do i build one

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Original poster: "Luc by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ludev-at-videotron.ca>

Hi KEN,

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<presence-at-churchofinformationwarfare-dot-org>
> 
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> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 9:09 PM
> Subject: re: How do i build one
> 
> > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <RQBauzon-at-aol-dot-com>
> >
> > it's not just a matter of building one.  my parent's have already spent
> like
> > $200 getting my equipment (i feel kinda sorry), and the TC is still not
> > complete!  building one takes time, and sometimes it may not be easy.
> it's
> > not just a piece of plastic tube.....
> >
> > did you say science fair?! if you're gonna bring such a monster into a
> > science fair, you'll have to invest in a farady cage, to make sure nobody
> > gets zapped, and 'cause that thing can set anything on fire (like my
> fingers,
> > one time) and besides, a lawsuit from a zap victim will cost you more
> money.
> > Cochran doesn't come for free.
> 
> nonsense.  a small coil is fun to play with. I had several generations of
> tesla coils as science fair projects. One "Resonance and Coupling Effects in
> Tesla Coils" was just about tuning the coil and how the xth tap on the
> primary made the biggest sparks. I encouraged people to play with the sparks
> (powered down to make no more than 6"). Those of you who live in constant
> fear of lawsuits must be really boring.

Juste think about it, in that case may be it's the knowledge that
make people boring ;-)

Luc Benard
> 
> As for safety in a high school, the 120 volt conductivity tester with a
> light bulb and two graphite electrodes you put in a beaker of solution to
> test is more dangerous than a tesla coil.
> 
> KEN