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Sam
Mon Mar 05 2007, 05:01AM Print
Sam Registered Member #227 Joined: Mon Feb 20 2006, 10:47PM
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well getting back to tesla coils, I pulled out my dual mot deal today, and pulled some arcs...
It made me want to really finish building it.

Its 2 MOTs with 2 caps and 2 diodes, eventually some spark gaps and a tank cap.

Just wondering how i should set it up from here.
I'm thinking rotary SG.

(keep in my I'm kind of POOR!!) for now anyways

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sparky
Mon Mar 05 2007, 06:04AM
sparky Registered Member #530 Joined: Sat Feb 17 2007, 07:56AM
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I'd go rotary SG, async or sync - doesn't matter. I'd go .04 uF for a "first light" capacitor - 3/8" copper tubing for the primary and 4" or wider PVC form for a secondary would also be strongly advised.
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Sam
Tue Mar 06 2007, 10:33PM
Sam Registered Member #227 Joined: Mon Feb 20 2006, 10:47PM
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I've been having trouble with getting large white pvc pipe, any suggestions?

BTW I have started with the rotary, I got a 1/3 horse fan motor, and I'm using a lathe to build to disk holder...

And also with the secondary wire, i have some from the secondary of a MOT, but the wire is sort of crappy.
Where does everyone get their stuff?
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Mike
Tue Mar 06 2007, 11:04PM
Mike Registered Member #58 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 05:40AM
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i got loads of free white pvc by simply calling a local contractor/ builder and asking if i could browse their scrap pvc pile for parts for my science project .
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Sam
Wed Mar 07 2007, 04:30AM
Sam Registered Member #227 Joined: Mon Feb 20 2006, 10:47PM
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Good Idea!!!!!!

RTSG parts

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ragnar
Wed Mar 07 2007, 11:20PM
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Nice lathe work!

What are your electrodes made of?
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Sam
Thu Mar 08 2007, 03:55AM
Sam Registered Member #227 Joined: Mon Feb 20 2006, 10:47PM
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hehe, fist semester on a lathe, thanks

I dont know what to make them out of yet... any ideas? what does everyone use?
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Sam
Sun Mar 18 2007, 04:48AM
Sam Registered Member #227 Joined: Mon Feb 20 2006, 10:47PM
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I just finished building and testing my new bottle caps... Looks like I need some more... yummy pop.
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Sam
Sun Mar 18 2007, 11:35PM
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Yumm, 4 more bottles, I have to piss alot now, I wonder why...
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sparky
Mon Mar 19 2007, 07:54AM
sparky Registered Member #530 Joined: Sat Feb 17 2007, 07:56AM
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I'd call up CDE and ask for a few capacitors for a school project. They may just give you a few samples - 20 caps for free. Ask them about the 942 type caps, 1600 VDC - 0.68uF MMCs
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