Various questions was: Re: potential transformer for sale?

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>


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 > Original poster: "Jocelyn Duquette by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jdessence-at-yahoo-dot-com>
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 > would anyone have a user friendly (not DOS) Window SW application to
 > determine all the different parameters needed to build a Tesla coil?
Start with Ed Sonderman's Excel spreadsheet downloadable from the
http://www.pupman-dot-com/ website...
There are also a number of java based TC calculators available online.

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 > is there anyone who can built a vortex shaped Tesla coil?
vortex shaped meaning conical?  No particular reason why you couldn't.  The
Griffith Park Observatory TC is conical, with the point at the top.  I
suppose one could build a secondary that is pointed at the bottom...  The
mechanical winding aspects would probably be the challenge (winding on a
cone is tricky)...

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 > is there anyone who can built a Tesla coil based on 3 coils instead of 2?

It's called a magnifier, usually.. One primary, a fairly tightly coupled
secondary, and a third coil that is connected to the secondary.
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