Re: newbie

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Original poster: Mddeming@xxxxxxx 

Hi Chris,

    I have to agree with Terry on this recommendation. Any TC book 
over ten years old has probably got a lot of obsolete and/or 
inaccurate information and superceded theories in it. Also, Lindsay 
Publications, and to a somewhat lesser extent, Tfcbooks, publish 
Technical, scientific, pseudo-science, fringe science, and outright 
new-age hokum, indiscriminately and with equal aplomb; whatever they 
can get the publishing or reprint rights to. Until you have developed 
a pretty good internal S**T filter, take whatever you read from them 
with a sizeable block of salt, especially the TC ones with 
medical/biological/antigravity/free energy claims. Stick with the 
sites Terry recommended and ask plenty of questions here on the list. 
The vast majority of people here are rational ;^)))

Matt D.

In a message dated 10/3/06 4:57:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
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Original poster: Vardan <vardan01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Chris,

So much has changed in the last few years that most books are sort of
out of date.  I would suggest this web page instead:

http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/tesla.shtml

http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/parts.html
http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/operation.html#operation

Plenty of coils here:

http://j.webring.com/hub?ring=teslaring

Formulas here:

http://hot-streamer.com/temp/FormulasForTeslaCoils.pdf

JAVA program here:

http://www.classictesla.com/java/javatc.html

I have never heard of the book you mention.  If it is "new" it might
be pretty good.  Many of the Lindsay books are old and more of
historical interest.  I have many books from them and they are very
nice to read but the data is normally no longer valid.  If you get
the book, let us know!

More - I found this:

http://www.lindsaybks.com/bks8/tchb/index.html

That does not look like the most efficeint Tesla coil on Earth
;-))  The book was written at least before 1996 so there will not be
anything "modern" in it.

Cheers,

        Terry



At 08:02 AM 10/3/2006, you wrote:


>-----Original Message-----
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>Hello all,
>  AM in the study stages of a coil project and am fascinated by the wealth of
>info posted here. However, can anyone suggest some good books which will not
>lead me on the incorrect path (if there is such a thing)? Am looking in
>Lindsay publications at the tesla coil handbook by Todd A Pringle. Anyone
>heard of it? All suggestions are appreciated--Thanks-Chris