Re: Tampa coils of interest?

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Original poster: "DAVID GOODFELLOW by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <MADPROFESSOR-at-prodigy-dot-net>

There is a Bill Wysock model nine coil at the museum of Science and Industry
in Tampa. This coil, made to produce arcs well over 10 feet in length, is
sadly enclosed in 10 foot diameter Gazebo, and resultantly powered down to 4
foot sparks. Last time I watched it operate, it looked as though the rsg
electrodes were worn down to the nubs or something, because the arcs were
thin and intermittent. I would guess that the coil still needs help. The
coil hangs from the ceiling of the Gazebo. Last time I saw it, the staff had
re-wound the secondary with thhn wire. They realized that they were running
out of wire before they were going to reach the end of the coil form, so
they started spacing the turns for the last 8" or so. Nothing so unusual
about that, except that when they re-mounted the secondary back into
position, the spaced turns were the ones closest to the primary! Too bad
that they have a great coil there and it is so underutilized. Almost looks
like a tiger in a birdcage.


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Subject: Tampa coils of interest?


> Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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>
> Greetings,
>
> I was wondering if there are any massive or exciting coils to take a look
at
> in the Tampa, FL area.
>
> KEN
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