RE: Construction of first tesla coil (fwd)

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Original poster: Gerry Reynolds <greynolds@xxxxxxxxxx>



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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:23:08 -0500 (EST)
From: M G <gt4awd@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Construction of first tesla coil (fwd)


>>I'm sending you a complete set of plans off-list. You could use that 26
ga.
>>wire. It's made for a 12/60 neon but will run fine on your 9 kV xmfr.
>>
>>Dr. Resonance

Thanks for the plans. Is "12/60" a 12kv 60ma transformer, and what does
xmfr stand for?
Is the 24 ga. wire is too thick for my power level?

>>Glad you decided to stay on the list!
>>
>>Alan

I'm glad you linked me to the list. I found that I could create a folder
to have the tesla list emails directed to. That made things a lot easier,
and I re-subscribed right after you told me how to post. Thanks a lot for
all your help, and the Terry filter components, capacitors, etc, that I
purchased from you Alan.
GT4AWD

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Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 12:03:35 -0500 (EST)
From: M G
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Construction of first tesla coil

Hi, I'm new to coiling in that I have not built one yet, but I have been
learning about tesla coils for over two months. I have been collecting
the supplies I will need to build my first coil. I have a 9kv 30ma NST
purchased in NOS condition, Terry filter components, a 2x10amp
cornell dubillier RFI filter, 12 cornell dubillier .15MFD 2000VDC
capacitors with resistors, a 798' spool of 24AWG enamled magnet
wire, also a 1500' spool of 26AWG enamled magnet wire.

The transformer has been tested and works good for jacobs
ladders. It can create a 3" arc before the arc breaks. It is grounded
with a
12AWG insulated solid copper wire that leads outside and is burried about
2' underground. Around 3' of the wire that is burried I stipped and made
into a small coil. Should this grounding be good enough?

What would be the best dimensions for my secondary coil using only
a 9kv 30ma NST, and what is the max spark length the coil should make?
Using the program "TeslaMap", I get a height to width ratio of 4/1 using
the entire spool of 26AWG magnet wire, which would make a secondary
of 5" diameter, 20" winding height, and 1140 turns of wire. Being a
beginner though i'm sure I will make mistakes winding the coil, and
should
first get some practice. I would like to use the 24AWG magnet wire to
make a smaller secondary. What is the smallest sized secondary could I
make with the 24AWG?

I bought a new poly cutting board 11"x14" non-porrus/absorbent that I
hope
will work for the MMC board. I still need to learn more about exactly how
to
setup the MMC bank. It will be my first time working with high voltage
and
capacitors. So far the proper construction and use of a few jacobs
ladders,
is my only experience using high voltage. So any help and advice is
really appriciated.
Thanks, GT4AWD.

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