[TCML] Trying another coil after 42 years

["Bill Washburn" <billwashburn@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm retired at 63 years of age after 40 years of computer systems analysis.

My BS is in applied mathematics after starting out with two years in the
physics program.

I am now still doing my ham radio and studying physics.  As you may have
guessed many things have changed in 40 years.

Now I'm closely following the CERN LHC particle synchrotron in Switzerland.

 

When I was a youngster I built a small Tesla transformer with an old Model-T
spark coil and a capacitor made of a piece o glass with tin-foil electrodes.

The primary was two inches or so in diameter and the secondary was one inch
or so at about six inches in height.

It performed well.

 

I'd like to recreate this same coil but with a 555 timer source or some
other small AC source.

The old glass and wooden stuff would go but the same general size of 6" x 6"
would stay the same.

 

Can you tell me (on the heavy side to allow for mistakes) roughly what power
in watts at about 45KHz (or whatever frequency you would recommend) would be
enough for a toy like this?

 

Thanks so much, Bill Washburn  

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