Component Suppliers and Costs
Component |
Dimensions & materials | Cost | Supplier |
Primary |
1/4" copper tube, 3/8"
spacing 15 turns on a 45 angle |
$14.50 x 2 | Home Depot |
Secondary |
Form = 32" of 6" PVC
drain pipe (actual OD=6.275") (wound 25.1" for a 4:1 ratio) ------------------------------------- #22 magnet wire, heavy coat ------------------------------------
|
$19.45 for 10' $10 for (4) end caps -------------------------- ------------ |
Smith Pipe and Supply Inc
306 E. Alton St, Santa Ana CA (714) 957-1708 ----------------------------- MWS Wire Industries West Lake Village, CA Contact: Eric (818) 991-8553 x-132 2500 ft (5 lbs) Better Source: Motor rewind shop, cheaper ------------------------------ Home Depot |
Spark gap |
5" long of 6" PVC drain
pipe some 1" dia. copper tube 120 VAC pancake fan |
$ AAF $ 3.50 $2.00 |
AAF Home Depot Swap Meet |
Capacitors |
Container is 20" of 6"
PVC drain pipe Some 4" PVC + end caps for the 9nF caps ----------------------------- (2) 4'x8' of 60 mil Polyethylene sheet ------------------------------
------------------------------- |
$ AAF $ 12 ------------------
------------------ |
AAF ------------------------------ Professional Plastics 1510 E. Valencia Drive Fullerton, CA 92831 (800) 878-0755 ------------------------------ Home Depot ------------------------- Southern Counties Lubricants 1825 W. Collins, P.O. Box 4159 Orange, CA 92863 (714) 516-7300 --------------------- Pep Boys |
Stand |
(2) 2'x4'x3/4" Particle
board (1) 2"x4"x8' (for the legs) (4) casters (1) quart of satin poly varnish glue, screws, sandpaper, etc |
$10 $2 $12 $10 $20 |
Home Depot |
Neon Sign Transformers |
(1) 12KV, 60ma,
(1) 12KV, 30ma (1) 12KV, 30ma Bunch of 60 ma models |
FREE, YEA!!!! FREE, YEA!!!! $20 (swap meet) $60 |
Neon Sign Shops (ask for old,
used, beat-up xformers, tell em what it's for, i.e. a "science project") Old Sign Shop |
Strike Rail |
some of the 1/4" copper
tubing small sheet of 8"x10"x.093" Lexan |
AAF $ 3.00 |
AAF Home Depot |
| Torroid | Pressboard disk
7" Aluminum flex duct (2) rolls of AL tape |
$1 (scrap bin) $ 12 $ 3.50 |
Home Depot |
| Protection Circuitry | Safety gaps??? (4) Doorknob HV Capacitors Noninductive resistors ------------------------ CORCOM 40A EMI Filter |
Nuts, bolts, bracket
$ 6.50 ---------------------
|
Home Depot Special Deal from a friend --------------------------- |
| Misc. | 10Amp Variac 9 Amp Variac |
$16 $ 9 |
Swap meet |
Total Parts Cost: $ 477.00 ??? = still lofor
NOTE: Quit tracking costs after intial coil
run. I will still post major supplies here, but sweating all the $ was taking away
from the fun! Tesla Coils aren't cheap, but what hobby is??? I CAN promise that you get a lot of
bang for the buck with coils.
Where else are you gonna get 50 inch arcs and a half-million volts?!?