Re: Just starting out

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

Daniel,

I'm no electronics engineer either! But I'm proof you don't need to be, as
long as you have access to this group
;-)

I have some beginner info on my site. Click Tesla Coils and then the TC
Primer. It's not entirely finished, but it gives an idea of some of your
options. There is also a page of my favorite TC links.

www.madlabs.info

Hope this helps,

Jonathan Peakall

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Subject: Just starting out


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Dan_Gallagher%PULSARNOTES-at-pulsartech-dot-com>
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> Hi guys,
> I may not be worthy of this group because you all sound like highly
> intelligent engineers to me. But I've been involved with electronics all
my
> life. I've been a repair lab tech for years.
>
> My question is I am interested in building my own tesla coil. I'm not
> talking about a huge one with 10 foot arcs, maybe 12" or so arcs.
>
> Would you guys have any recommendations for where to start. I work for an
> electric utility communications company dealing with communications via
> power-line carrier and fiber optics. I am the technical writer here. This
> seems to me like it could be a valuable resource for this interest of
mine.
>
> Like right now I took from their discards a huge coil that looks like a
> cigarette butt stand. You know those cigarette butt stands with the tray
of
> sand on the top. It seems to me I should be able to use this in some way
in
> making my tesla coil but without expert advice like from you guys I don't
> know.
>
> I'm very interested in starting and I am aware of the safety protocol of
> working with high voltage.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
>
>   Daniel Gallagher -- Graphic designer/Technical writer
>                        Pulsar Technologies, Inc.
> "THE BRIGHT STAR IN UTILITY COMMUNICATIONS"
>    4050 N.W. 121 Ave. Coral Springs, FL 33065 U.S.A.
>        954-344-9822 ext. 243 (www.pulsartech-dot-com)
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