Re: Texas Tesla coils (fwd)

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Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:56:39 -0500
From: Daniel Hess <dhess1@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Texas Tesla coils (fwd)

Hey Mike;

I checked with our Fair Park in Dallas (Cotton Bowl, State Fair of Texas) 
Museum of natural science and History. They 'used' to have a feature 
called Electric Theater which featured a 6 foot Tesla coil. This coil used 
no topload and the upper half of the secondary was tapered and was 
completely covered in a black skin or covering of some sort. It looked 
more like a rocket ship than a Tesla coil. It was the first, live Tesla 
coil I'd ever seen and produced, what I thought at the time was, 
impressive 8-10 foot sparks. (This was in the late 80's.) The person who 
built the coil also produced the show and although I met him after the 
show, I cannot for the life of me recall his name.

Unfortunately, I just checked their web site and can find no mention 
either Electric Theater nor Tesla coils.

There is also the FWTCB who's members usually monitor this list so they 
may have some additional information.

Happy trails...

Daniel Hess



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Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:25:24 +0100
From: Mike Tucknott <michael.tucknott@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Texas Tesla coils

Hi All

Got a request for anybody in Texas.

I`m on holiday in Texas as from this Sunday 16th I`ll be staying in 
Houston for the week then off to Dallas for the middle
weekend and then driving out to Abilene on the Monday and Tuesday (24th 
25th) then I`m taking a cross country
route back to Houston for the rest of the week and flying home on the 30th 
sep.

Does anybody know if there are any large coils in museums or science parks 
along the way or do any of the Texas coil
builders have any I could see.

A few years ago I did a similar trip to LA and had the pleasure of meeting 
up with Bill Wysock and Jeff at KVA effects.

Thanks 

Mike Tucknott 



Smokin in south Oxfordshire UK
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