First Tesla Coil.... done!

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• Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 23:09:08 -0600
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From:  spcutler-at-ucdavis.edu [SMTP:spcutler-at-ucdavis.edu]
Sent:  Friday, March 06, 1998 12:32 PM
To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject:  First Tesla Coil.... done!

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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