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Re: [TCML] My first SGTC build.



For a 2" coil with a 15kV NST, sure. Keep your windings 3/4" apart and your
turns smooth and you should be fine.

On Sun, Jun 10, 2018 at 7:43 AM, James Janota <j.janota@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I was going to use Chris’s method of putting the plug in the pocket. I do
> have one question though. Can I use 10awg solid for the primary?
>
> Regards
>
> James Janota
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> > On Jun 8, 2018, at 20:31, Gary Gaspar <majrombus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > James Just have Fun learn the ropes JAVTC is good but not for a vttc.
> Read have Fun & do not go pole PIG until like me at 64 you want to gee has
> it been this long sure has started on this road before I was a teen ager.
> You may get a wake up call like one pole @ 7500 VAC off a 15kv but not an
> eye opener like1 leg of 3 phase 480 VAC across the heart. & a good ground.
> Be safe wear good shoes. Keep hand in pockey no Shockey,
> >
> >    On Tuesday, June 5, 2018 8:11 AM, James Janota <j.janota@xxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >    After watching Chris Boden with Billy and Trevor on their Geek Group
> Youtube channel, and the opportunity that Chris directed me to this group.
> As a first time builder of these types of devices, I'm hoping that I can
> get assistance to direct me to the supplies I need and the formulas to
> determine how to tune and understand the interactions better. Hopefully, I
> can make a wireless transmission source to experiment with. I'm not looking
> for a free lunch as I intend to do the work, I just need to learn how to do
> the work. I've got my Amateur Extra Radio Operators license, so I know
> antennas and a few things in regards to radio operations. What I have seen
> so far on other TC builds, Tesla coils are a different animal. So I'm a
> scoach out of my elements(pun Intended).
> >
> >   Anyway, So far I have made a secondary coil with 2" pvc with 20"
> length of coils of 26ga magnet wire hand spun without a jig. I've counted @
> 1000 turns. If this is like a 1/4 wave ground plane antenna, the resonant
> frequency I have on the secondary is about 144Mhz. If I take the formula of
> 468/frequency in mhz I should have 20" if I was to make a 1/4 wave antenna.
> However, I may be over simplifying this or altogether wrong. I'm thinking
> the primary coil and the secondary have to be on the same resonance to be
> able to be dance partners. Hopefully, I can make the primary out of 10 AWG
> solid wire, as I have an abundance at my house.
> >
> >   Other than that I was thinking of a NST output of 15kv may be overkill
> for the secondary or does it matter? I did want to start off small at first
> to get the basics down, then go bigger as my confidence builds. I know I
> have a lot of homework on my hands and I hope y'all can guide me through
> the process.
> >
> > Thanks for having this knowledge base resource available, and thanks for
> you time and assistance.
> >
> > James Janota
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