Re: [TCML] Table top coil

["Phillip Slawinski" <pslawinski@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well currently my 6" coil is wildly out of tune and powered by a 15/30.  I'm
buying a 12/60 which I don't intend to modify.  Apparently the neighbours
don't enjoy lots of noise, and television interference.  What weirdos.

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:20 PM, Lau, Gary <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Describing a coil as 6" is only a very indirect indication of how loud or
> powerful it might be.  A better indication would be to say what kind of
> transformer powers it, or the Watts or KVA of the transformer.  My 6" coil
> is powered by a 15/60 NST, but I could also probably power it with the 4/20
> NST that is in my table-top coil.
>
> Sorry, stepping down from the soapbox, since a table top coil is typically
> much less powerful, it will typically be comparably less noisy.  But it
> would still be unpleasant to listen to indoors.
>
> Regards, Gary Lau
> MA, USA
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Phillip Slawinski
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 5:52 PM
> > To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> > Subject: [TCML] Table top coil
> >
> > Apparently the neighbours aren't too happy with my 6" coil.  Are tabletop
> > coils usually pretty loud as well?
>
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