Re: Hello from new Member

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Original poster: "Henry Hallam" <henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I have a home-made "porkchop" you can have - it's six MOTs under oil.  I 
have achieved 10' arcs using this with my twin setup.
I haven't used it in the last two years so you're welcome to it if you'd 
like to come and pick it up from South Devon.  It was stored outside for a 
few months (albeit covered with a tarp) so it needs a minor clean-up and 
probably a new lot of oil, ordinary motor oil will do.

Email me off-list if you're interested.

Henry Hallam


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Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2005 3:41 PM
Subject: Hello from new Member


> Original poster: "Matthew Newall (skymatty1)" <skymatty1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Hello to all.
>
>  I thought I should introduce myself as I will no doubt be seeking much 
> help as I embark on my first Tesla coil project. :-)
>
> I am planning on building my first coil ASAP and would be gratful for any 
> help and advice you may be able to offer. I would like to start of by 
> building a medium sized coil (I know I should really start with a small 
> one but I have this habbit of trying to running before I can walk ) and 
> would like to find out some information on where to find and how too's. I 
> am based in West Sussex UK and as hard as I have treid I am finding it 
> difficult to locate suppliers for second hand pole pigs and other High 
> voltage stuff that I could use for coil making.
>
>
> As I will be starting to collect the compoents from scratch I am flexible 
> on the design and component layout of the coil, but I would like to 
> produce a coil that will produce stremers of at least 15ft to start with. 
> I am mad (probably) :-) but i fell that with my electronics knowlege and 
> willing to learn feel this may be just possible with your help.
>
> For this size coil would it be more prudent to go the Power distribution 
> transformer route or a bank of MOV transformers ect. As i can see 
> advantages in both. and would a coil this size be best suited to a Rotary 
> spark gap or static ..   ect.
>
> If anyone has any thoughts on this I would be very gratful for your input.
>
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Mat