Hello, my name is DJ. I am new to the list and I've only ever tried to make
one Tesla coil. That coil ended up EMPing my phone, so I took a break for
my own safety. LOL I am however 44 years old and extremely interested in
Tesla coils. So I guess this is an introduction of sorts. I just moved to
Colorado Springs to be closer to the history of Tesla. Unfortunately I have
been too busy to find anyone local in the area to help me learn more about
making Tesla coils and about Tesla history, even though I'm in the place
where he did some of his research. I do know basic electronics, but just
enough to be dangerous. I was hoping that there would be someone in the
area who I could get together with an actually learn from. I have an
eclectic collection of old radio equipment as well as I just purchased some
parts from someone else's coil, I have just, as I said before, not had time
to put it together.
I really like to know the way things work so I'm somewhat daunted to build
a Tesla coil, with not really understanding enough about resinance and high
voltage.
But I can dream.
Take care!
DJ
On Tue, Nov 20, 2018, 12:50 PM derstrom8--- via Tesla <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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