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Re: Real HV Facility on TV?



Original poster: "torlin" <torlin-at-ghostmail-dot-net> 

I believe it was also the lab they visited in one episode of "Macgyver" and 
one of the "Highlander" movies. ( I think the last one Endgame" )

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 07:40:09 -0700
  "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
>Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
>In the Canadian HV test laboratory for the electric power consortium.
>
>Dr. Resonance
>
>Resonance Research Corporation
>E11870 Shadylane Rd.
>Baraboo   WI   53913
>
> > Original poster: David Speck <dave-at-davidspeckmd-dot-org>
> >
> > Group:
> > This is a bit OT, but last night, they re-ran an episode of Stargate SG-1
> > entitled "Space Race"  that seems to have been filmed in some sort of real
> > life high voltage test facility.
> >
> > There were large skeleton toroids made of concentric tube rings hanging on
> > the walls, and a number of very authentic looking  HV devices on a grand
> > scale, including a Marx generator, and a couple of large voltage dividers
> > or cap towers.  Looks too large and authentic to be a movie set.  Ceiling
> > was at least 60 - 75 feet high.  I think I saw the same facility in an old
> > X-files episode (one of the season closers, IIRC)
> >
> > Anyone have any idea where it might have been filmed? It would be a
>really
> > neat place to visit.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >