David and others,
"Desert" was rather an extreme term, in hindsight, but It's just that since
the downtime the group had seemed so quiet. There are other groups of
course, but this one is the 'mother' of others to my thinking, (No, I'm not
getting into a pedantic debate on the dates that other groups were
established). So all credit to the work Chip has recently put into restoring
things.
I agree on the shift to solid state (ss) , as your thinking exactly reflects
my own, but 'ss' is the way of everything, for the moment. The archives
though contain pretty much anything on SG coils that a coiler needs to know,
so those past stimulating debates on SG stuff, will naturally mostly be
found there now.
A nice thick streamer is the same whatever way it is created, but there is
a satisfaction when it is with basic components that have changed little
from Tesla's time. If this then serves as a springboard into a career in
electronics and 'ss' in general for youngsters, then all the better, and
shows SG still has its uses.
On a separate personal note your Green Monster with its big toroid approach,
has inspired, at the very least, myself and a fellow UK coiler to move away
from 'table top' coils, and continually empty our pockets pursuing longer
traditional streamers, so 'ss' and 'sg' can both be money pits. <grin>
Phil
-----Original Message-----
From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of David Rieben
Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 2:34 AM
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: Re: [TCML] Disc Dia.
Hi Phil & Tim,
Â
I think a lot of us out here are "lurking", not that the group has been
abandoned. As for
me personally, I suppose that I have kind of hit the ceiling of my
involvement with Tesla
coil related things and don't really have much more constructive info to add
to most of
the conversations on this list since the advent of DRSSTCs. I don't really
have the mo-
tivation (or the $$)Â to "start all over again" at the beginning of the
learning curve to make
the move from SGTCs to the all electronic versions of our beloved lightning
machines ;^)
Now as the subject of pole pig or PT driven SGTC systems still pops up now
and again,
IÂ sometimes will chime in here, as I do have some practical and emperical
knowledge
along this aspect of coiling that I feel can occasionally be a very minor,
but never-the-less
positive contribution to the vast knowledge pool of this list.
Â
David Rieben
Â
Â
From: Phil Tuck <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: 'Tesla Coil Mailing List' <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Disc Dia.
Tim,
.
You wrote >>"Thank you. AT least it's something to talk about."
YES! What's happaned? A week 'off air' and everyone deserts - shamefull.
Regards
Phil T
http://www.hvtesla.com/
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