Spheres...local coilers

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Original poster: Brett Miller <brmtesla2-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

Gary,

I would like to score one of those spheres for use in a future van de 
graff.  I recently pulled a rather large solid cylinder of HDPE out of a 
local plastic company's dumpster.  Now I *have* to build that 8 foot tall 
dream van de graff.  Your sphere would spare me the chore of paper mache or 
weather balloon epoxy work.  I might bid on one of those, if I can get some 
cash flowing in a day or two.

I was amazed that you live in Murfreesboro.  I live near Chattanooga, about 
an hour and 45 min or so from your location.  I would love to come up there 
and see your coil demostrated.  I've been on this list for around 5 years, 
and haven't had the fun of visiting another coiler.  Although I have helped 
to influence a local who already wanted to build his own TC.  Hopefully he 
will join the list soon since I rave about it every chance I get.

You are always welcome to visit my lab if you are ever in Chattanooga.

-Brett     KI4DBK
hot-streamer-dot-com/brett

Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
Original poster: "Gary Weaver"

Hi

When your toroid gets too large you will know it. 4 streamers are really
cool looking as far as I am concerned. If your toroid is too large you get
no streamers at all so you must tape a nail or something to the side to get
1 streamer. That 1 streamer will be a very white hot lighting bolt. If you
tape a nail in several places then you will get more streamers. I don't
think you can get a top load that is too large you can always attach a nail
to it and get a streamer no matter how large it is. The larger toroid holds
a larger charge and discharges a hotter arc.

Check out my 38" diameter sphere
http://home.earthlink-dot-net/~gary350/tc10-4.jpg 12 ft sparks.

If you want to try your luck with a larger toroid check out ebay auction
3170733307 I have 4 of these to sell I am! cleaning out my work shop I need
the extra space more than I need all the stuff I have piled up so I have no
place to work on new projects.

Gary Weaver