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I have been lurking for a long time. I did buy a belt for my VDG from D.
C. Cox. And I sold a secondary bushing for a pole pig to David Rubin. I
have the VDG and a Wimshurst machine, I have not made a TC yet. I have
collected a few neon sign transformers, a couple of 10KVA pole pigs, and
a nice matching pair of 5KVA pole transformers with different taps on
the primary. I have 3 large capacitors from a utility, several 2400volt
PTs, and a few 12KV oil switches. I have 240V 3-phase delta on my
property. I retired in '06, been traveling and doing other things, spent
34 years as a high voltage lineman/foreman/troubleshooter.
Don Murray in Sacramento, California
On 11/20/2018 6:54 AM, Steve White wrote:
When I first joined the TCML back around 2002,I used to receive about 20 messages per day from the TCML. Now, I am lucky if I see a single message every few days. On occasion, I will see periodic bursts of postings in response to specific questions from members. Have all the members moved on to other interests or died? We need to determine a way to get new people interested in this hobby. I fear that most of the potential younger members are absorbed in computer-related things. There is nothing wrong with that. I spent most of my engineering career developing real-time embedded DSP software. We just need to discover a way to expand their interests into the world of physical hardware, especially high voltage. I built my first tesla coil, a small VTTC, when I was 16 and this is what got me interested in electrical engineering as a career. I periodically display my coils to kids in my neighborhood. I also plan to take my smaller coils around to schools for demonstrations.
Thoughts?
Steve White
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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