Son of Tesla Coil (Paperback)

~ George Trinkaus (Author) "You can find all three generations of Tesla coil in Tesla's own work, but one particular configuration, the secondary wound with a single layer of..." (more)
Key Phrases: Radio Shack, Tesla's London

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Product Description

Sequel to the classic Tesla Coil. We've thrown lots of sparks, but is this all Tesla had in mind? Utilitarian Tesla. Can Tesla coils do real work? Can they power an alternative fluorescent lighting? Build a "third generation" Tesla coil. Discover the magic of oil immersion, close coupling, and precise pulsing. Build a Tesla lighting plant. Meet the new electronic neon technology. A look at the familiar hybrid spark-ignition-coil and flyback Tesla coils. Then a leap forward to the Tesla coil pulsed directly by solid state, where battery 12 volts can yield 2000. The same circuitry can pulse 500 volts into a primary, yielding 100 times that. Can spark also deliver clean, stable outputs? Meet the Chaffee gap.

About the Author

Trinkaus is the author of Tesla: The Lost Inventions, Tesla Coil, and Radio Tesla.

Product Details

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: High Voltage Press (July 1, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0970961812
• ISBN-13: 978-0970961815
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #350,910 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More ideas - especially with solid state, September 4, 2007

By	Data Scourge "reality challenger" (Pennsylvania, US) - See all my reviews

This books expands upon the problems of the Tesla coil of yesteryear and how many of these problems can be solved with today's solid state electronics. Its not highly technical but schematics are present to explain the how and the why.

Best for a beginner to intermediate level of electronics expertise. It also expands on how to chop DC power to drive the primary coil.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice document, March 23, 2009

By	Chris Underwood (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I enjoyed this because it is about one of my hero's. It's nothing you can't find elsewhere, but it is nicely assembled and I'm proud to have it on my shelf. Note it's more like a pamphlet than a book.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the read., November 8, 2009

By	David Greene "nakeddave" (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This is hardly worth the title of "book" since it appears to be a collection of indecipherable notes. It's not so much not well written, more that it's not worth of the word written at all. It's a waste of money.