RE: First light for my first coil today !

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Original poster: "Ian McLean" <ianmm-at-optusnet-dot-com.au> 

Hi Brett,

It's kinda funny you mentioning this, because I had the same idea ;)  After
I made the toroid, I thought, "Hey, if this was a little smaller, it would
make an ideal anti-corona ring".  Once I make my proper toroid, I think I
will do this, except wrap it up with aluminium tape instead of foil so it
comes out neater.  I guess great minds think alike ...

Rgs
Ian

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Saturday, 31 January 2004 10:04 am
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Re: First light for my first coil today !
 >
 >
 > Original poster: Brett Miller <brmtesla2-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Ian,
 >
 > Congratulations on your first light!
 >
 >  > No proper toroid yet - I still have to get the
 >  > ducting.  For now, using a 2
 >  > 1/2 inch diameter foam "noodle" (those swimming
 >  > floaty things), that I found
 >  > in my parents garage, rolled into a toroid about 20
 >  > inches in diameter,
 >  > taped, and covered with aluminium foil - pretty
 >  > dodgy I know.
 >
 > I don't think it's too dodgy, I use one of those "fun
 > noodles" for my Anti Corona Ring under my main toroid.
 >   It makes kind of a wrinkly torus, but it doesn't
 > bother me.  The way I see it, either you have spun
 > aluminum, or you don't...and I don't -- yet.
 > I was stand in a gas station one day, and suddenly I
 > noticed the noodles sitting in a bin.  Eureka!  I
 > purchased one...you know the rest.  See it under the
 > 17 X 4 toroid on my 6" system:
 >
 > http://www.hot-streamer-dot-com/brett
 >
 >  > and the system tuned, I am expecting pretty good
 >  > things from this coil :)
 >  >
 >  > More testing tommorrow ;)
 >
 > Take some video or pics...post.
 >
 >  >
 >  > Sorry for the long post everyone, I am just so
 >  > excited about today's success
 >
 > Sound like you got some good stuff going!
 >
 > -Brett
 >
 >  > :)
 >  >
 >  > Rgs
 >  > Ian
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >