calculations

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Original poster: "Michael Ong" <omenowner725@xxxxxxxxxxx>

hello, i am going to be building a tesla coil modled after one on the 
internet that's a 4kv 4800pf primary 11 turns of 1/4 inch coper 
secondary 1000 turns of 30 AWG with a pvc diameter of 2.5 inches. i 
was wondering how do you get these numbers. like how do you know how 
wide the coil has to be. or the turn ratio, or how do you find the 
frequency of the coil so you can determine the value of the capacitor 
you need. any calculations that you guys know to solve for these 
things would be very helpful. i would like to get to the point where 
i can make a coil totaly on my own. thanks agian for all the help
-michael