RE: BEGINNER PLANS FOR SCIENCE PROJECT PLEASE HELP

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com> 


In response to this email, a safer type project would be a Van de Graaf
generator.  There are lots of experiments
and scientific principles which can be nicely demonstrated with a VDG.

Dan


 > Hi Ravi,
 >
 > First off, I would like to see you a little older, and wiser
 > in the ways of
 > electricity, before you would attempt this project.  Are any
 > of your parents
 > willing to work with you on this?  What is the timeframe for
 > completion of
 > this project?  How much money are you willing to spend?  How
 > much electrical
 > background do you have?  How big is your NST?
 >
 > If it sounds like I'm trying to drive you off, I'm not!  It
 > is nice to see
 > bright young minds interested in science.  But, I do not want
 > to give a
 > child something that he could hurt himself with, unless he
 > knows how to deal
 > with it properly and safely, or has the supervision to do so.
 >  Remember that
 > ALL of the coils that we play with here can and will kill
 > you, if given half
 > a chance.
 >
 > Again, how big is your NST?  That way we can help you size your system
 > correctly.  Many of the parts that you will need won't be
 > found at Radio
 > Shack.  You will have to build up most of the parts yourself.
 >  Some of the
 > smallest things will end up being the most expensive, like
 > nuts, bolts,
 > screws.  It's amazing how the little nickel and dime items
 > get so expensive.
 > PVC pipe will work for the secondary coilform.  Beer bottles
 > in salt water
 > will work for capacitors.  Carriage bolt heads or copper pipe
 > segments will
 > work for spark gaps.
 >
 > I hope you turn out to be another excellent young coiler.  Be safe!