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First Tesla Coil.... done!
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Subject: First Tesla Coil.... done!
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Sun, 8 Mar 1998 09:14:56 -0600
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Sent: Sunday, March 08, 1998 8:46 AM
To: tesla@pupman.com
Subject: Re: First Tesla Coil.... done!
In a message dated 98-03-07 03:06:53 EST, you write:
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> Hey guys! Well, I finally did it... I finished my first Tesla coil!
Actually,
> "finished" isn't quite the right word since I haven't put the toroid on yet.
> But it does make sparks of about 3-4 inches from a screw mounted on the top.
> My plastic-bag capacitor seems to work beautifully. By the way, what kind
of
> sparks SHOULD I expect to get out of a 15 kv, 30 ma xfrmr, assuming an ideal
> design? I couldn't have done it without you people; thanks for all your
help!
> Scott Cutler
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Scott,
Congratulations on first light! I don't know how long the sparks would
be from an ideal coil design, but I've gotten about 44" from an NST of
that rating. My videotape #19 (and maybe #20) show 42" sparks from
a 12kV, 30ma NST.
John Freau