RE: A beginner

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Original poster: "Ted Rosenberg by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Ted.Rosenberg-at-radioshack-dot-com>

Hello George, all:
Let me make a pitch for the gap that is sort of between a basic static or
TCBOR gap and the often finicky and much more difficult to build SRSG.

I still feel that for medium size coils. the Metlicka Trigger Gap with
modifications is reasonably priced, easy to build, and...it works.

And no, I am not being paid to say that, right Marc?

Safety First

Ted

-----Original Message-----
From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 8:41 AM
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Subject: RE: A beginner


Original poster: "george hadle by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<ckreol1-at-yahoo-dot-com>

I (as well as others, I assume) want to know your
quick way to make the spark gap. Please 
thanks 
george
--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "Vanderputten, Gary by way of Terry
> Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gvp-at-pvaintl-dot-com>
> 
> Don,
> 
> I would recommend that a beginner first start with
> RQSG (Richard Quick) type
> of tube gap - the rotary is a lot of extra work.
> None of my coils use them
> and I am content with their performance. (On the
> other hand, mine don't
> throw 3' sparks, either.) 
> 
> 
> If you need advice on a simplified way to quickly
> build a RQSG without the
> nuts and bolts contact me at garyvp-at-earthlink-dot-net.
> 
> Good luck 
> 
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com] 
> Sent:	Sunday, March 24, 2002 5:04 PM
> To:	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:	A beginner
> 
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <dlynch-at-reyercorp-dot-com>
> 
> Hello,
> 
> There was a Tesla coil in my high school elctronics
> class many years 
> ago. There was an ealier "unconfirmed" adventure,
> wherein the class 
> held hands and formed a chain down the hall to the
> nearby class to 
> "touch" the teacher.
> 
> But that was then, and I never studied the
> construction, and now my 
> daughter wants to build one for her high school
> senior project.
> 
> Could someone point me to a basic "block diagram"
> description of the 
> rotary gap type?
> 
> I have been searching the Web and joined this list,
> but I'd like to start 
> with the simplified picture and build from there.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any guidance.
> 
> Don
> 
> 
> 
> 


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