Re: [TCML] Looking for small Tesla Coil for sale in roughly Colorado area

["DC Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a nice med size coil.  I live in Tucson AZ during the winter months.

Contact me offlist and I will advise on my direct tel number.

Dr. Resonance




On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 9:26 PM, <Davetracer@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> Hi fellow mailing list members,
>
> This discuss led me to this request . . .
>
> I'm looking for a small Tesla Coil for sale in Colorado or parts reasonably
> close. I lived in Texas for a bit so distance doesn't bother me  much.
>
> I'm willing to drive a ways to pick it up, so I'd definitely consider
> Nebraska, Wyoming, and so forth. I'm located in Denver, Colorado.
>
> I'd prefer a vacuum tube coil if possible, but I have nothing against
> neon-sign transformer coils. I've built both multiple 811A and 12Kv and
> 15Kv NST
> coils.
>
> Here in Denver it is hard to get parts. The good parts companies have all
> shut down, as far as I known, and Dave Fistell, of Fistell's Electronics,
> who
> was wonderful to hobbyists, passed away. The people running Fistell's now
> seem
> determined to run it into the ground. I have no idea where I would find a
> socket  for an 811A without Fistell's.
>
> The reason I'm looking this way for a TC is that I've found, much to  my
> annoyance, that I've developed carpal tunnel, from way too much computer
>  typing.
> It crops up with a real vengeance if I do any pulling against my  carpal's
> (they're the "grippers" of your fingers, so say, for example, stripping
>  wire, or
> turning a crescent or torque wrench causes it to flare up). And don't  even
> mention turning a coil to wind it! ...
>
> So if you have an old coil that works well and you've been wondering what
>  to
> do with it, hey, drop me an email ...
>
> Thanks,
>
>   Dave Small
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 9/29/2008 8:33:34 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
> bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> Hi  Scott,
>
> For a Halloween exhibition, 10 awg is fine. No need to go bigger  for
> this type of fun with a coil. As far as the caps, I've seen them  offered
> somewhere before, but I'm not aware of anyone using them in TC  service.
> Experiment before hand. They may work out great. Keep an eye out  for
> heat. Try a 30 second run, check for heat, and if cool, your good to  go
> within reason (maybe then do a 1 minute run). If they get warm, then
> just reduce your time on. For low cost caps, you can't go wrong. Who
> knows, maybe these caps will handle TC service in long runs like the CD
> caps (kind of doubt it, but only testing will reveal the  truth).
>
> Best regards,
> Bart
>
> Scott Bogard wrote:
> > Hey  guys,
> >      I am in the process of resurrecting my 3-in  tesla coil just in time
> > for an informal Halloween presentation to the  neighbors (with a number
> > of improvements, like a 4-in secondary, so  it is pretty much a new
> > coil.)  Anyway I have a question, I plan  on using 10AWG for the tank
> > wiring (it is OBIT powered, 3 in parallel  for 10kV at 69mA with 30nF
> > cap) would there be any advantage to using  1/4 inch copper tubing or
> > will some solid wire 10AWG be fine, I'm not  sure which is more
> > expensive.  Since this coil will be borrowing  my Sync gap and nice
> > control box normally used by my larger coil, I  don't want to sacrifice
> > any significant performance for a few  dollars.  Perhaps I should use
> > thicker wire yet, any thoughts  would be appreciated.  Also I am using
> > some super cheap surplus  caps I found on electronic goldmine,
> >  http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G16864
> > Has  anybody used these and if so how good were they, I know it is
> >  dangerous to use surplus stuff but I figure they will be a step up from
> > pickle jar caps I used to use, and if they break, it didn't cost me
> > much!  Thanks.
> >
> > Scott  Bogard.
> >
> >
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