Re: NEED EQUIMPENT LIST

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Original poster: Zagarus Rashkae <arbitrarily_random-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

Hi Aaron,

If you have been doing that much reading you will
definitely know what components go into making a TC.
If yu're asking for what tools you will need to
construct one, here's a partial list of the stuff I
used to build my TC (not including the rotary gap
because that needed a whole lot of tooling :-) )

--All those "normal" power tools and hand tools
(hacksaw, circular saw, drill, hammer, pliers, wire
cutters, screwdriver, etc.)

--A soldering iron. For big things you will want a
blowtorch (say, you want to splice copper tubing for
the primary.)

--A multimeter. Of course this is useless for
measuring very high voltage without a proper voltage
dividing network, but a good 200Mohm HV resistor in
series with the 10Mohm internal impedance will divide
the voltage nicely. However, don't count on it to work
at high frequencies.

--A variac is nice and should be there if you can get
one. It's not essential but it is great for tuning and
first light.

--An oscilloscope is nice but not necessary unless you
want to make a SSTC.

This is only a partial list of tools. You may find
that more is needed.

Regards,

Chris Lu

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: Aaron Loveday
 > <aaron.loveday-at-jcu.edu.au>
 >
 >
 >
 > HEy all
 >
 > I am all new to this, and i have been doing heaps of
 > reading
 > on it.
 >
 > Just wondering if some one could give me the whole
 > equimpent
 > list for making a tesla coil.  thanks
 >
 > Thanks
 > Aaron
 >
 >