Re: [TCML] comment about new coilers

[Mddeming@xxxxxxx]

Hi Bart, Gary, All,
 
    There are some folks who honestly believe that the  way to teach a kid to 
swim is to throw him in the lake and only  intervene after he starts to 
drown. To me this makes as much sense as  recommending withholding safety 
information until after a newbie  experiences his first high voltage shock, or teaching 
chemistry by letting  someone get a good whiff of chlorine or arsine gas. I 
did learn coiling by  shock, burn-up, and wasted money, but my first coil 
predated the list by over 40  years. 
 
Matt D.
 
In a message dated 2/16/08 5:26:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Listen  guys, if a coiler has an issue it will usually unfold "after" the 
purchase  when the coil isn't working. We will all attempt to derive the 
reason. I  personally don't want new coilers to purchase junk TC items 
(ever). I  would rather they ask before they buy, but this is a step 
completely in  the hands of the coiler. As soon as they ask, they will 
get the info  needed.

I personally have not made purchase mistakes in my coiling and  the 
reason why is because I consulted the TCML first. I've been coiling  for 
a while now, but I still am green on many things. Should I purchase  
something (even after several years of coiling) which I feel I don't  
have a good handle on, I will consult the TCML first. Experience or time  
with coiling is certainly valuable, but none of us knows everything.  
This is just one major reason why the TCML is so valuable.

Take  care,
Bart

Lau, Gary wrote:
> Hi Miles,
>
> I  don't get your point.  I don't think there's a one among us, myself  
included, who early in our coiling experience, hasn't spent money on something  
that ultimately proved to be useless for coiling.  How is it we're making  it 
too easy?  There's no doubt that Scott has learned about what kind of  NST to 
use.  I believe that the replies to his post have included  scientific 
explanations as to why the current NST is unsuitable.   Teaching science is what this 
list is all about!
>
> Regards, Gary  Lau
> MA, USA
>
>   
>> -----Original  Message-----
>> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx  [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf Of Miles  Waldron
>> Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 1:41 PM
>> To:  'Tesla Coil Mailing List'
>> Subject: [TCML] comment about new  coilers
>>
>> I had this kind of problem a lot with new  coilers on e-bay. They thought
>> they were so smart to buy solid  state neon sign drivers instead of
>> usable non GFI NSTs. Somehow,  as a community, we are making this too
>> easy. New coilers  especially those who do not listen, will make mistakes
>> just like  everyone else. Let them mess things up for awhile, and
>> *learn*,  just like the rest of us do. Isn't teaching science important
>>  anymore?
>>
>> Miles
>>     
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