Re: Just starting out

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 3/28/02 10:18:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes:

Hi Daniel,

Welcome to the list.  You're 100% worthy to be on the list.
It's actually very easy to build a Tesla coil.  Most parts of
it are not critical.  Even a crude coil with a cardboard secondary,
and simple spark gap, can work very well.  A 12" spark is very
easy to obtain.  One of the main things to know about a coil is 
the primary tank circuit must be tuned to the same frequency 
as the secondary resonant frequency.  My website is at:

  http://hometown.aol-dot-com/futuret/page3.html

You may find something there of interest.

cheers,
John


>
> 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.