Re: Continuously variable primary

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Original poster: "Scott Hanson" <huil888@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Ken -

The BIG 440/3 phase coil was Greg Leyh's resonant-charged DC coil; 
the next biggest coil with the huge copper toroid was built by Kellek 
Stevens. I don't know if she is still involved in any Tesla coil 
activities, or where her coil is.

Regards,
Scott Hanson
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Subject: Re: Continuously variable primary


> Original poster: "K. C. Herrick" <kchdlh@xxxxxxx>
>
> I remember that!  Also, the humungeous big coil, that usually lives 
> there, was fired up.  Off of 440, 3 phase; gigantic buzzing, sinuous 
> arcs; the Navy (who owned the property) found out about it and...no 
> more No. Cal. Teslathons there, or else imprisonment in the brig for 
> sure!  Also, a very nice large coil that was made by a young lady; 
> had 3 legs with wheels so it could be moved around.  Whose is the 
> humungeous one?...I've forgotten. And the young lady?...she's no 
> longer a coiler, I suppose.  Pity...
>
> KCH
>
> Tesla list wrote:
> > Original poster: "Scott Hanson" 
> > <mailto:huil888@xxxxxxxxxxxx><huil888@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Ken -
> >
> > One of the coils at the '01 Nor-Cal Teslathon had a similar 
> > arrangement for adjusting the primary L. I don't remember if
> > it was set up Saturday or Sunday, but the secondary got toasted by 
> > a huge flashover/racing arc during the initial attempt to run the coil. It was
> > somewhat similar to your proposal, but used a grooved roller to 
> > ride the copper-tube primary. I think the entire primary coil was 
> > rotated via a gear motor, and the roller
> > arm was fixed. I've got photos somewhere ........ (pre-digital 
> > camera era for me).
> >
> > Regards,
> > Scott Hanson
> >
> > riginal Message ----- From: "Tesla list" 
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> > To: <mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx><tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:11 PM
> > Subject: Re: Continuously variable primary
> >
> >
> > > Original poster: "K. C. Herrick" <mailto:kchdlh@xxxxxxx><kchdlh@xxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > I'll prevail on Terry to re-post 
> > > <http://hot-streamer.com/temp/TCHTUNE.JPG>http://hot-streamer.com/temp/TCHTUNE.JPG,
> > > embellished a bit from yesterday.  I've added stiffening flanges on the
> > > contact-carrier and springs to provide contact pressure.  Plus, a few
> > > misc. other changes (including a color change from the inadvertent yellow:
> > > to get it into jpg I have to screen-save in pcx, then invert all the
> > > colors, then save to jpg in the new colors).
> > (SNIP)