Re: tesla coil

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Original poster: "Brett Miller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <brmtesla-at-yahoo-dot-com>


--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: "mike by way of Terry Fritz
 > <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <vaughanb-at-m33access-dot-com>
 >
 > I am building my first tesla coil and am pretty
 > limited in my understanding
 > of electronics.

SNIP

Hello Mike,

Well, Terry pretty much said everything I was planning
on saying and more.

One thing he didn't mention however was safety.  Some
of us who have been coiling for several years and
longer can attest to the importance of good high
voltage safety practice.  I think the best way to
learn this is with years of experience and a good
working knowledge of the scientific priciples
involved.  A lot of the people here are engineers or
have other forms of formal training which is great
too.  If you are new to high voltage (and maybe even
if you're not) you would probably want to read the
following safety documents:

On Terry's site:
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http://www.hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Safety/safety.htm

And on Pupman:
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http://www.pupman-dot-com/safety.htm
http://www.pupman-dot-com/safety2.htm

Now you can make sure you are around to coil for
years into the future...because if you're like most
of us, once you see those first sparks, you'll be
hooked.

Have a fun and safe first light for your new coil!
-Brett

 > Thanks  Mike Biggs
 >
 >