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Re: Plans for a 7.5 kv coil
to: Dale
Resonance Research has plans. Their website is www.ResonanceResearch-dot-com
Regards,
Dr.Resonance
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Date: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 2:06 AM
Subject: Plans for a 7.5 kv coil
>Original Poster: Dale Baranowski <rabelais-at-actcom.co.il>
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>I confess that I'm new to this list, having
>signed on just a few days ago, and my usual
>habit is to lay in the shadows for a coupla
>weeks before submitting. However this time I
>decided to make an exception because I need a
>project to work on with my son and winding a
>tesla coil seems like a very good option.
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>I've got a background in electronics, having
>earned my ham radio liciense 30+ years ago in
>high school and built my own transmitters
>from scratch. About that same time a friend
>and I made a tesla coil which spit sparks 25"
>long. So I'm not a stranger to either HV or
>RF.
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>My son and I would like to build a coil and
>I've scoured the internet for plans, found
>some interesting websites, but the majority
>of examples and plans I've seen utilize neon
>sign transformers at 15 kv or higher. I have
>one neon sign transformer that's a 7.5 kv and
>a number of fuel-oil burner ignition
>transformers which are also 7.5 kv. I know
>that it is suggested to go to a store that
>deals in making neon signs for advertising
>purposes but I live outside of Jerusalem,
>and though Israel is definitely not a
>3rd-world country, small neon signs are just
>starting to be visible in this country. I'd
>be hard pressed to locate such a shop, much
>less obtain one bigger than 10 kv in any
>case.
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>So can anyone direct me toward plans that
>might use a transformers that I have in
>stock, rather than attempt a possibly futile
>attempt to ferret out one of a higher output
>voltage?
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>Any help that could be provided would be
>greatly appreciated.
>
>Dale Baranowski
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