RE: [TCML] Pictures of my Tesla Coil

["Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>]

Hi Dirk:

Regarding the toroid size - it looks quite appropriate in size to me, relative to the secondary.  Is it unable to break out?  It may just (ha!) be a matter of tweaking other things - coupling, gap width (be careful!), and primary tap.

Are the primary support bits made from the cutting board a solid block, with the tubing passing through a series of holes?  While that works as well as mine, you might consider a much easier technique of cutting notches along the edge of the blocks, and just dropping the tubing in.  See http://www.laushaus.com/tesla/primary.htm - it'll save you a lot of frustration and cussing, threading the entire length through every hole.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Dirk Stubbs
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 4:49 PM
> To: 'Tesla Coil Mailing List'
> Subject: [TCML] Pictures of my Tesla Coil
>
> Well, it has been quite awhile since I been real active in building my
> Tesla Coil. In fact, I built my first and only Tesla Coil in 2006. I
> just finally took pictures of it and wanted to share it with people that
> might enjoy it. My wife says "That's it. You mean you spent $200 dollars
> on building that! You idiot!" heheh
>
> I learned how to build from this very list and owe everyone much thanks.
>
>
> Now I just need to play with the tapping. Replace the toroid as I feel
> it is too big for my coil but I had to deal with the size of the parts.
>
> This was my first coil so please go easy on me. :-)
>
> http://www.dirkstubbs.net/photoalbum//main.php?aid=106
> <http://www.dirkstubbs.net/photoalbum/main.php?aid=106>

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