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01-05-2006, 11:48 PM
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Any tinkerers out there? Tesla Coils
http://www.angelfire.com.nyud.net:80...hz/trashy.html
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So you still don't believe that people throw away tons of good stuff you can use to have some fun. To prove it to you, I've decided to make a Tesla Coil from only stuff I've found in the garbage. I will include a detailed list of all components used and where/what they came from.
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lol, anybody want to give it a try? any electrical engineers/majors who want a totally sweet party gag? it definatley beats my sophmore explosions  ops:
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01-05-2006, 11:56 PM
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Re: Any tinkerers out there? Tesla Coils
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Originally Posted by nthfinity
http://www.angelfire.com.nyud.net:8090/80s/sixmhz/trashy.html
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So you still don't believe that people throw away tons of good stuff you can use to have some fun. To prove it to you, I've decided to make a Tesla Coil from only stuff I've found in the garbage. I will include a detailed list of all components used and where/what they came from.
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lol, anybody want to give it a try? any electrical engineers/majors who want a totally sweet party gag? it definatley beats my sophmore explosions ops: |
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01-06-2006, 12:05 AM
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great experiment. Even if you buy most of the material in a garage sale, you still wouldn't waste more than 10 bucks 
I remember a geek-team in college built one of these and...OMG... it costed more than 50bucks... and didn't work
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01-06-2006, 01:27 AM
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Tesla coils are cool and all...but I'd still rather build a proper rail gun...timing is a bit of a problem though...and the capacitors to power it...slightly beyond the range of my limited means...
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01-06-2006, 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Vansquish
Tesla coils are cool and all...but I'd still rather build a proper rail gun...timing is a bit of a problem though...and the capacitors to power it...slightly beyond the range of my limited means...
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well, when talking about poorly timed, barely functional rail guns...
a friend of mine built a couple of those in HS... in conjuntion with an electronics genius we went to school with... total idiot, but definate genius... a few interesting pieces of tech these guys created, and built.
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01-06-2006, 03:12 AM
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the can-crushers are kind of fun too...and there' s a different device which creates a magnetic field separation so powerful that it can actually cut a can in two...that was a fun demo in freshman physics 
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01-06-2006, 04:03 AM
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just going off topic. i thought americans thought 'tinkering' meant 'wanking'?
an american tourist gave a me look after i said it and i asked for an explanation
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01-06-2006, 10:50 AM
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Maybe he thought you said, "tinkling" which would mean urinating...
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01-06-2006, 09:05 PM
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maybe but i don't use the word tinkling, tinkering is a very common word in australia
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