Re: Greg Leyh's big coil

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Subject: Re: Greg Leyh's big coil
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Date: Sat, 05 Apr 1997 18:39:28 -0600
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Subject: 
           Re: Greg Leyh's big coil
      Date: 
           Fri, 04 Apr 1997 23:19:41 -0800
      From: 
           Greg Leyh <lod-at-pacbell-dot-net>
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           Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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Bert Pool wrote:

[snip]

> Wild Bill and I (and Richard Hull) all believe this coil's performance 
> would be greatly enhanced by doubling or tripling the toroid size and 
> putting a many-turn primary on the coil.  Greg does not think so.  
> Since Greg _has_ successfully built a 30kw coil, and I have not, I  
> humbly kept my mouth shutand deferred to his experience.  You shouldn't 
> spit into the wind, tug on Superman's cape, or tell someone who can 
> make 30 foot sparks how to do it right when you have not yet gone past 
> 90 inches (this pup knows his place in the heirarchy of the pack).
> 
> In desperation, Bert hastily built a Tesla coil out of parts torn from a
> toaster, a microwave oven, and his wife's hair dryer. . .
> 
> 
> bertpool-at-flash-dot-net


I would love to try the triple-size toroid experiment, but I am not sure
how to build (or afford, or store) a 40" x 195" toroid.  It would be a
fun thing to try, and I would be the first volunteer to watch the arcs
from inside the toroid, thru a heavily screened window.  Such a toroid
could easily accomodate a half dozen observers, plus a small wet bar.


-GL