Re: I give up!! I regret building my tesla coil!

["Malcolm Watts" <M.J.Watts-at-massey.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

On 21 Aug 00, at 6:52, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Troy Peterson" <highvoltage-at-mad.scientist-dot-com> 
> 
> 
> Garry and other newbies....
> 
> > Original poster: "Garry F." <garryfre-at-pacbell-dot-net>
> >
> > I have built tesla coils when I was in high school, in college and
> recently. My
> > biggest problem was a continual burning out of the NST over and over
> because I
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> > Thanks for letting me blow off steam. I hope I got the sense to give up
> and not
> > continue trying this but I have the feeling that I will just keep on
> trying to
> > the injury of my wallet and my self respect!
> 
> I hope you will keep going. In my experience it is the failures that drive
> us on, not the successes. If my first coil didn't suck I probably never
> would have built me second... You may also want to try starting over if your
> wallet can survive it, take what youve learned and start again from
> scratch..
> Anyway, enough sensless rambling....

I'd like to add that in my experience it is facing the 
difficulties and overcoming them which is when the learning 
happens. 

Regards,
Malcolm