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Re: Faraday cages



Original poster: "uk-teslacoil.co.uk by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <duncanr-at-uk-teslacoil.co.uk>

Hi Terry

Thanks for the info, I have ordered some ferrite beads today and I will try
them, once again thanks.

cheers
Duncan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 7:56 PM
Subject: Faraday cages


> Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>
>
> Hi Duncan,
>
> Here are some things you might check.
>
> Be sure the RF ground is good and solid.
>
> Use AC line filters to keep stuff from getting back into the AC wiring
where it
> can really get transmitted far.
>
> Ferrite beads (big ones) (like they use now on computer cables and such
(clip
> on)) on each side of the primary wiring to the spark gap can really cut
down on
> higher frequency noise.
>
> If you know who was having the problem and you can befriend them, they can
help
> you "test" things out too.
>
> I have thought of cages too but some people say they won't help much.  I
don't
> know enough about radio to say for sure but apparently they have to be
made
> "just right" to work well.  Perhaps our radio friends know more here ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
>         Terry
>
>
> At 03:17 PM 10/3/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> >
> > Hi All
> >
> > does anyone operate their Tesla coils inside a Faraday cage? I had a
visit
> > today from the Radiocommunications Agency (UK), people complaining about
the
> > interference on their TV's.
> >
> > I will go ahead with a Farady cage to keep the neighbours quite, but is
it
> > worth sticking the coil inside one?
> >
> > Duncan (UK)
>
>
>
>
>