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Re: omniplex tesla coil
I remember this too. I had gone 2 or 3 times when it was as you specified.
It had a cute little yellow light on top that meant it was ready to fire :-)
I went once and it was not there. Even in my younger age of 10 that was my
favorite thing to watch. When I went at the age of 12, not seeing it in
sight,
I never returned until last Sunday.
For all who live in the OK area, you should go see the coil if your building
one.
I was contacted by Bill Wysock off the list; the coil is Bill's famous Model
5, circa
1975. Still runs like a beauty though!
PS to Kevin, I almost thought about stopping by and bugging you to run your
coil :-)
> I have been to Omniplex many times, with and without my kids. This coil
used
>to be mounted on the second level on one of the roof support pillars. It
>disappeared about 4 years ago and I inquired about where it went. They
told
>me it was being rebuilt and upgraded by employees at Omniplex. Several
months
>later it reappeared in the enclosure it now has on the first floor.
>
> It is not as impressive as it used to be, in my opinion. Before it ran
at a
>lower break rate and had snappy, loud sparks, now it seems a little tamer
and
>quieter with a higher break rate.
>
>Kevin E.
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>Greetings all,
>>
>> Yesterday I took my wife to the Omniplex Science Museum
>> in Oklahoma City, OK. There was a Tesla Coil there donated
>> by someone in OKC who I would like to ask a few questions.
>>
>> The coil was a 4" secondary with commercial caps and some
>> form of NST transformer I think, possibly 12kv 120ma, but I am
>> unsure.
>>
>> If anyone knows who constructed this, or any further specs on
>> it, please let me know!
>>
>> Thanks again everyone!
>> -Jeff Corr
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