Re: NO VARIAC USE FOR TUNING?

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• Subject: Re: NO VARIAC USE FOR TUNING?
• From: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
• Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 20:14:21 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
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• In-Reply-To: <c0.1d62263.25faff0f-at-aol-dot-com>

Hi Matt,

	Tunning Tesla coils without a variac can be done but it is kind of risky
and nerve rattling.  If something goes wrong, the full power can damage
stuff.  Although, a 9/30 coil is not as bad as larger coils.

Perhaps you could put a 200 watt lightbulb in series with the AC input to
sort of act like a ballast to reduce the power during tuning.  I have never
done this, but it may work unless the other list members know something I
don't.

Cheers,

	Terry


At 08:44 PM 03/10/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Has any one ever tried tuning a coil without a variac?Would it be a problem 
>for only a 9kv30ma powered coil?--Matt
>

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