Re: [TCML] comment about new coilers

[johnbrooks@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Matt,,
I too go back to a very old magazine,can't remember name.

Covered coil in wax 4 inch diameter.

I used a "Made in Pakistan" brass candelholder(wifes,she
never missed it)for a topload. 4" purple streamers.
j.


On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:02:06 EST, Mddeming@xxxxxxx said:
>  
> 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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