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al@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (Haus Der Luge) writes:

> 
>I am interested in making myself a TESLA COIL.
> 
>I would REALLY appreciate some help if somebody could tell me where to 
>find a schematic, information etc.  (I've looked through about 7 years of 
>SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN "home scientist" articles to no avail.).
> 
>Thanks,
>Haus Der Luge
> 

I called my buddy, Mike Ames, who is co-author of a paper on building
Tesla Coils.  He has one at home thats about as tall as I am and throws
3 foot sparks.  He dictated the following additional information:

There is an organization called TCBA - Tesla Coil Builders Association.
Harry Goldman is in charge.  3 Amy Lane, Queensbury, NY, 12804 USA.
518-792-1003.  He publishes 4 times a year a bulliten of about 18 pages
cointaining a compilation of whats going on amongst the hobbiests building
these.  This quarter shows a 30' tall one built by a physicist at Stanford
whch was taken to Barcelona this summer.

Please use Mike Ames' name if you call Harry.  Harry is an ex college
professor who does this essentially as a non-profit thing.  Its about 20$/year
to join and you will save months or years of time in figuring out what
the right parts are back issues are available.

There is a group in Seattle that has video tapes of their member's projects.
Each tape as about 3 useful pieces of obscure information.  They are
about $20/each.  Harry can probably give you a pointer to them.

Enjoy.  You are not crazy to want to build one.

Jody