Re: Simple Spark Gap Designs

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Original poster: Gregory Hunter <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

I built a coil based on this design when I was about
13. I had access to the original book, which was
buried in the stacks at my junior high school library.
I should have stolen that book and paid the fine for
"losing" it (sigh). Anyway, you don't need to build an
induction coil. The alternatives are many. You can use
a small neon sign transformer. You can use an oil
burner ignition transformer (OBIT). You can use a
modern car ignition coil ballasted with a motor run
capacitor and driven by a 120v dimmer switch.

The simplest spark gap is a couple of 1/4" brass bolts
set in L brackets. Use smooth brass acorn nuts for
electrodes.

Cheers,

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: "Greg McCoy" <gemccoy-at-nbnet.nb.ca>
 >
 > Hey, I'm just starting out on my Coiling "career" if
 > you will, and I've
 > decided to keep it extremely simple by following the
 > plans you see on the
 > following website:
 >
<http://home.houston.rr-dot-com/molerat/ind2.htm>http://home.houston.rr-dot-com/molerat/ind2.htm
 >
 > . Now I'm reasonably far on my way to completing the
 > Tesla Coil on this
 > page for a school project/my own interest, but It's
 > come to my realization
 > that it seems to require the secondary induction
 > coil on this page:
 >
<http://home.houston.rr-dot-com/molerat/ind1.htm>http://home.houston.rr-dot-com/molerat/ind1.htm
 >
 > . I really would find it a tremendous help if you
 > could point out a way
 > which I could operate the Tesla coil without the
 > necessary use of the
 > Induction Coil in a manner comprehendible by my
 > newbie self. What is the
 > most simple (and preferably cheap) spark gap design
 > I can use?
 >
 > Thanks in advance,
 > Greg
 >



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Gregory R. Hunter

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