Re: Teaching a newbie.

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Original poster: "Sundog by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <sundog-at-timeship-dot-net>

Hi Neil(?)

  #1, have him surf the TC webring.  That's a great start.  If he still has
questions (and he will), have him subscribe here.   Even after 2 years
coiling, I still have questions :)  Some really dumb ones at that too!
 Help him play safe! I have more fun TC'ing than most other things.  Safety
safety safety!  TC's are simple devices, but fun.   I think that making the
components is almost as fun as running the coil.

 Above all, be safe.  Next up, have fun!

Shad
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Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 6:22 PM
Subject: Teaching a newbie.


> Original poster: "Neil Richardson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <neil-at-opticalrealities-dot-com>
>
> One of my friends came over the other day and caught me working on my tiny
> tesla coil. He asked what it was, what it was for, the usual newbie
> questions. I sent him to powerlabs to take a look at other tesla coils,
and
> now he wants to build one - but guess what? He knows very little about
> electricity and electronics. How long do you think it would take me to
teach
> him everything he would need to know to design and build a tesla coil? I
am
> starting him out with basic circuits with transistors, capacitors and
> resistors, and then helping him with a flyback driver before I let him
mess
> with the bigger stuff which I don't even know enough about to dare venture
> there. He really wants to learn all this stuff, and has already done some
> research and knows all the parts of a tesla coil, what they are for, and
> where they go in a circuit.
> So, is there any absolute beginner sites which I can send him to to learn
> the basics in electronics? If I help him out enuf he can help me build a
> bigger tesla coil. I still class myself as a beginner, and still have a
lot
> to learn myself.
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