Re: Getting started

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Original poster: "Jonathan Peakall by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jpeakall-at-madlabs.info>

Hi Matt,

I used John's book to make a coil before I found this list. It's a great
book, but it doesn't really show step by step building instructions for a
particular coil. Rather, it is an excellent book on constructing Tesla coils
in general. It does have 3-4 TC systems in circuit form, it just doesn't
have a detailed list of materials and construction technique. It does have
an good beginners ignition coil circuit, which is what I started with.

I reccomend it, I learned a lot from it and I did get a TC to work using it.
Between the book, this list and all the web pages out there, you'll find
what you need.

Jonathan Peakall


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Subject: Getting started


 > Original poster: "Matt by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<pickle7-at-surfbest-dot-net>
 >
 > I just got interested in this Tesla stuff, and have been looking around
for
 > good resources. I was wondering if the "Tesla Coil construction guide" by
 > John Couture was a good book to get started with. It looks pretty good at
 > this bookstore site - www.tfcbooks-dot-com/mall/more/491tccg.htm. Or maybe the
 > one by George Trinkaus is better? My dad (an electrical engineer) says i
 > should make one that runs off batteries to start off with, and so I'm not
 > dealing with 60hz of deadliness. Some advice would be nice.
 >
 >
 > Matt Marsh
 > pickle7-at-surfbest-dot-net
 > AIM - SquishyPickle
 > ICQ - 161231703
 >
 >
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