RE: [TCML] construction tips wanted

["Ryckmans, Thomas" <Thomas.Ryckmans@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Doc.

How is the screw fitted on the secondary? Is it fixed in baffles?

The coil has been varnished with 10 layers of varnish - are sodium salts
still an issue? Will use gloves anyway.

Many thanks

Thomas

-----Original Message-----
From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
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Sent: 15 September 2008 04:01
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Subject: Re: [TCML] construction tips wanted

I use a small 1 x 1 inch x 0.5 inch thick piece of solid brass under the
base.  It is drilled and tapped and the sec coil screws rapidly into
this
base with a
standard 3/8-16 NC thread.  A second hole is drilled and tapped near the
edge of this brass piece such that a permanent ground wire can be hooked
up
to the base (internally) and then the coil is quickly screwed into place
and
it receives it's house external ground thru this brass piece.

Makes for very fast setup / teardown of your coil for transport.

Also, best to handle the sec coil with nylon gloves so you don't get
your
highly conductive hand sodium salts all over the sec coil.

Dr. Resonance




On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Thomas Ryckmans
<thomas.ryckmans@xxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
>
> I have finished my secondary (67 cm - 26 inches form, diameter 10 cm-4
> inches, and the winding itself 54 cm- 21.5 inches so I have a couple
of
> inches of "free" form at each end - I can cut that if needed). I'd
like to
> fit it on my primary base, which is a varnished MDF square with 6
vertical
> pieces of PE to hold the primary.
>
>
>
> Ideally it should be easy to dismantle for storage/transport, and I
need be
> able to adjust the height of the secondary vs the primary. Also it
should
> look nice and tidy.
>
>
>
> What would you recommend?
>
>
>
> My initial idea is to fit two disks of PE (chopping board) inside the
form
> (top- -bottom) with a hole in the middle of each disk, and fit an axle
> (such
> as a PVC tube) through the disks. I am unsure of how I can fit the PVC
tube
> on the primary though.
>
>
>
> Many thanks for your help
>
>
>
> Thomas
>
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