First Tesla Coil.... done!

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• Subject: First Tesla Coil.... done!
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• Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 17:29:59 -0600
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From:  Zuma [SMTP:mwise-at-ns.sosis-dot-com]
Sent:  Saturday, March 07, 1998 10:41 AM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: First Tesla Coil.... done!

Tesla List wrote:
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> From:  spcutler-at-ucdavis.edu [SMTP:spcutler-at-ucdavis.edu]
> Sent:  Friday, March 06, 1998 12:32 PM
> To:  tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:  First Tesla Coil.... done!
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> Hey guys!  Well, I finally did it...  I finished my first Tesla coil!  Actually,
> "finished" isn't quite the right word since I haven't put the toroid on yet.
> But it does make sparks of about 3-4 inches from a screw mounted on the top.
> My plastic-bag capacitor seems to work beautifully.  By the way, what kind of
> sparks SHOULD I expect to get out of a 15 kv, 30 ma xfrmr, assuming an ideal
> design?  I couldn't have done it without you people; thanks for all your help!
> 
> Scott Cutler

I my self have only gotten 19" from a 15kv-at-30ma neon. But I have heard
it to be possible to get about double that!

Chris

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