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Registered Member #1169
Joined: Wed Dec 12 2007, 09:16AM
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I was wondering if anyone here has read or attempted to build the "miniBrute" mentioned in McCauley's book "DRSSTC Building The Modern Day Tesla Coil". I've read both books and I am currently in the process of gathering the materials necessary to start construction. This will be my first Tesla Coil so I don't know if building this thing will take me over my head. The book seems very straight forward and it is also the most comprehensive book I have found on DRSSTCs. I wanted to hear what you guys had to say on the subject. I considered building a regular SGTC however, they are a bit to noisy for my taste.
Registered Member #618
Joined: Sat Mar 31 2007, 04:15AM
Location: Us-Great Lakes
Posts: 628
Well, if evr replies then he's your author, also with any medium to large and considerably powerful tc's they will still be loud, as for experience with Minibrute no I haven't had any, like I said tho, evr will be able to give u more info.
Registered Member #76
Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 10:04AM
Location: Hemer, Germany
Posts: 458
mh, if a sgtc is too noisy for you then i would suggest building a sstc instead . a drsstc is really loud and screamy and from my own experience i would say a drsstc is much louder than a sgtc.
Registered Member #1169
Joined: Wed Dec 12 2007, 09:16AM
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i was talking more about the noise from a rotary spark gap itself. I didn't want to deal with that and not to mention the health hazards like x-rays, Uv light that come with a SGTC.
My main motive for building the DRSSTC was to add an external audio interrupter so it can play music.
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Austin wrote ...
I was wondering if anyone here has read or attempted to build the "miniBrute" mentioned in McCauley's book "DRSSTC Building The Modern Day Tesla Coil". I've read both books and I am currently in the process of gathering the materials necessary to start construction. This will be my first Tesla Coil so I don't know if building this thing will take me over my head. The book seems very straight forward and it is also the most comprehensive book I have found on DRSSTCs. I wanted to hear what you guys had to say on the subject. I considered building a regular SGTC however, they are a bit to noisy for my taste.
The DRSSTC is definitely a challenging build, but you do have an enormous base of information (members) here with mucho DRSSTC experience.
Also, DRSSTCs are very loud as well . . . at least as loud as a SGTC. And contrary to popular belief, even though a spark gap does make some noise, the majority of the noise still comes from the high voltage arc itself, and not the spark gap.
Registered Member #1157
Joined: Thu Dec 06 2007, 12:11PM
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 307
I just ordered the books myself!!!! We thought you'd like to know that your Lulu order has shipped. (You can check out all the details below.)
Remember, you can always track the status of an order at our website:
Shipped on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 via USPS Media Mail All items in your order have been shipped.
In This Shipment =========================== 1 of DRSSTC : Building the Modern Day Tesla Coil by Daniel McCauley (Printed) 1 of DRSSTC : Building the Modern Day Tesla Coil miniBrute Reference by Daniel McCauley (Printed)
Registered Member #1157
Joined: Thu Dec 06 2007, 12:11PM
Location: Houston, TX
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I built WilliamN.'s SSTC and I have built 90% of a SGTC (Pics to come) and I know by now that there is nothing inexpensive about this hobby. I fooled myself into thinking that I could just buy one part this paycheck, or I could get this part cheaper, or that I could save a boatload buying this part in bulk. . . you get the point.
I've spent a lot of my money, a lot of my time, and if I totaled it all up, I'd probably do it all over again.
But yes, I accept. We can help each other in this project.
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