Re: Beginner information

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Original poster: John <fireba8104-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

"My goal is to
build a small coil powered from a wall wart or batteries capable of
producing fairly tiny (1 inch perhaps?) arcs. Is this a reasonable
(read possible) goal?"


5ft power arcs are a reasonable goal. Well at least for one's second coil.
Here are some sites
<http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/tesla.shtml>http://www.richieburnett.co.uk/tesla.shtml
http://www.charles.a.hobson.btinternet.co.uk/index.htm
<http://hot-streamer-dot-com/>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/  - tons of sites aka the 
holyland of coilers
<http://www.laushaus-dot-com/tesla/>http://www.laushaus-dot-com/tesla/
calulations
<http://deepfriedneon-dot-com/tesla_frame0.html>http://deepfriedneon-dot-com/tesla_frame0.html
http://www.classictesla-dot-com/ - Faster then windows
Hope this helps,
John