Re: sstc first light

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Original poster: "Nick Miller" <nickstuffinc-at-hotmail-dot-com> 

actually i need to make a design that is cheap to build so i can make lots 
of money on ebay. Ive build ignition coil drivers and a full size tesla coil.


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: sstc first light
>Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 20:40:24 -0700
>
>Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-twfpowerelectronics-dot-com>
>
>Hi Nick,
>
>When I wander in Radio Shack, I rarely find Tesla coil things.  Maybe that 
>giant $$$/foot speaker wire or something, but really, that don't sell "our 
>stuff" ;-))  I forget how many of those three spool bags I have bought 
>over the years ;-))
>
>Sounds like you need to get hold of an "automotive ignition coil".  Every 
>car has one, and some have many!  They can get you those 1 inch sparks 
>really easy and is sort of the next step ;-))
>
>Cheers,
>
>         Terry
>
>At 08:17 PM 1/21/2004, you wrote:
>>             I just made a small tesla coil. if you ever go into radio 
>> shack to pick up magnet wire you will notice they have a small 
>> selection. all i could find was a bag with 3 spools of wire. i bought 
>> the wire with about fifty other things in plans to make a flyback 
>> driver. once i got the flyback hooked up i was disapointed 1/8 sparks dc 
>> at 12volt input. it turns out that the secondary was shot:-(. i decieded 
>> to take alturnative action i removed the ferrit core and put it on the 
>> roll of 30awg wire that came with the bag, it happen to fit perfectly. 
>> when i hooked it back up i got 1/2 sparks that disinergrated the wire at 
>> each end of the arc soon after the secondary arc over and i need to get 
>> another spool. thought i should share my success. anyone have similar 
>> coils or sugestions
>>
>>             Nick miller nickstuffinc.
>