RE: Just starting out

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jim-at-jlproduction-dot-com>

You know I don't think so.
You see when you do a motor, it is always for someone else. It then
leaves you, and if all goes as it should, you never see or hear from it
again.
I never get to see my finished product in action. I have personally
re-bored to date nearly 2000 motors(1,992 actually after today) and have
seen a grand total of about 3 actually run in a vehicle. Even then it
was for about 30 seconds in the yard and then they were gone forever.

The coil, for me is like having my own race car. I get to build it from
the ground up and tune it to perfection(well, close anyway).

Jim



-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 12:51 PM
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Subject: Re: Just starting out

Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>



> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<jim-at-jlproduction-dot-com>
> >
> I found it to be one of the most satisfying projects I have ever
> undertaken and it never fails to amaze the people around me or myself
> for that matter.
> I am an automotive machinist(engine re-builder)and I can disassemble,
> re-machine and re assemble any motor going, but this was entirely more
> interesting.

How about the first time you rebuilt that motor???  I'll bet that after
you
build your hundredth tesla coil (we should all be so lucky!), you'd find
the
actual construction less interesting (of course, just like engine
tuning, tc
tuning is a lifetime endeavor)...