Control boxes

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• Subject: Control boxes
• From: "Kennan C Herrick" <kcha1-at-juno-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 16:47:49 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

I've been seeing postings about control boxes but haven't paid attention
to them; except now, I thought perhaps what I use would be of interest.

I control my solid-state t.c. via a small hand-held "box", at the end of
a 15 ft. cable; it is actually the handle from a surplus joystick
controller.  It has a momentary pushbutton and a momentary "trigger" that
I use to enable and run, respectively, the coil.  I also incorporate a
potentiometer that adjusts the spark rep-rate.

I've added to the handle, internal to it, a small multi-section
telescoping antenna that I can pull out to perhaps 4 ft. length.  It
connects internally to the shield of the cable, leading to ground, and I
use it optionally to pull sparks from the top electrode.  Gives me a nice
feeling of power especially when I laugh crazily while doing it.

Ken Herrick
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