"I have not built a solid-state Tesla coil since around 2008, but I finished my latest DRSSTC (4" secondary) just a couple of years ago."
Correction, I have not built a spark gap Tesla coil since 2008.
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From: derstrom8--- via Tesla <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tue, Nov 20, 2018 2:50 pm
Subject: Re: [TCML] Where is everyone?
I just joined this list in August/September after learning that it was still going. I first started reading the archives back when I was 12, while building my first coil. I'm now approaching 26 and I have moved into DRSSTCs mostly. I still read the posts here but I'm generally just a lurker, rarely responding to the topics being discussed. I have not built a solid-state Tesla coil since around 2008, but I finished my latest DRSSTC (4" secondary) just a couple of years ago. I'm in the process of designing my next one, an 8" coil controlled by a FPGA-based driver of my own design. There's still a lot of work left to do, but I'm sure I'll share the results here on the list once I get the design squared away.
Regards,
MattFairlee, Vermont
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From: Steve White <steve.white1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla Coil List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, Nov 20, 2018 10:00 am
Subject: [TCML] Where is everyone?
When I first joined the TCML back around 2002,I used to receive about 20 messages per day from the TCML. Now, I am lucky if I see a single message every few days. On occasion, I will see periodic bursts of postings in response to specific questions from members. Have all the members moved on to other interests or died? We need to determine a way to get new people interested in this hobby. I fear that most of the potential younger members are absorbed in computer-related things. There is nothing wrong with that. I spent most of my engineering career developing real-time embedded DSP software. We just need to discover a way to expand their interests into the world of physical hardware, especially high voltage. I built my first tesla coil, a small VTTC, when I was 16 and this is what got me interested in electrical engineering as a career. I periodically display my coils to kids in my neighborhood. I also plan to take my smaller coils around to schools for demonstrations.
Thoughts?
Steve White
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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