FW: Lego and other HV things

[David Halliday (Volt Computer)]

> Ahhhh - peanuts!  <grin>
> 
> To see some really big coils, check out
> http://www.ocws.com/tesla/index.html
> 
> William Wysock's big coil - the Model 13M does 50' arcs without
> breaking into a sweat.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Gene & Debby Stopp [SMTP:Borg0 at jps.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, July 01, 1997 11:09 PM
> To:	David Halliday (Volt Computer); Mark Pulver
> Cc:	synth-diy at horus.sara.nl
> Subject:	Re: Lego and other HV things
> 
> I just *have* to add to this thread... nothing about synthesizers, I
> admit,
> but in the true spirit of electronic DIY...
> 
> A couple years back I was introduced to a guy who had built his own
> Tesla
> coil that is 2 stories tall. When I learned this I asked him, "What
> did you
> use for the primary winding, copper pipe?" to which he replied "Yes!".
> I
> was kidding, he wasn't. Here's the technical details, as I remember
> them,
> so hopefully if he reads this he'll forgive me (he does build DIY
> synths
> too but isn't a member of this list as far as I know):
> 
>