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RE: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)



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Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:55:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)

However, a pump bottle filled with a conductive
liquid, placed on the topload...

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:05:01 -0400
> From: Aron Koscho <kc5uto@xxxxxx>
> To: 'Tesla list' <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)
> 
> Tomas,
> 
> The people that have done this did indeed use very
> powerful systems.
> Aside from all the technical problems associated
> with "aiming" HV there
> is one obvious issue: the laser can cause at least
> as much damage as the
> tesla coil. Keep in mind the size of a tesla coil
> that is require to
> seriously injure a human and all the logistical
> issues associated with
> systems that large (i.e. Grounding, power, size,
> mobility). Generally
> you'd be lucky to fit a system with usable range
> (100'?) in a school
> bus.
> 
> As far as doing your self goes no one that I know of
> has yet to pull off
> laser guide hv in their garage. The equipment
> required is just too
> expensive/complex.
> 
> -Aron
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 10:49 AM
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:49:54 -0500
> From: BunnyKiller <bunnikillr@xxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)
> 
> Hi Tomas,
> 
> the US military has tried it and a couple of private
> companies has had 
> some results that seemed to work.  Although the
> amount of power required
> 
> for the laser to propely ionize the air is emmence (
> 10,000's of watts 
> needed   yes tens of thousands). The main problem
> encountered with this 
> combination is that the extreme voltages produced by
> the T- Coil also 
> work their way back to the laser, causing problems
> that limit the life 
> time of the laser. So far only very short range (
> about 50 feet) was at 
> best accomplished. The divergence of the laser beam
> limits long range 
> effectiveness.
> 
> SD
> 
> 
> Tesla list wrote:
> 
> >---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:21:10 +0300
> >From: Tomas Stankevic <Tomas.Stankevic@xxxxxxxx>
> >To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Subject: Laser and tesla coil
> >
> >Hi, I heard somewhere, that if you point a laser
> beam on the toroid, 
> >lightning will exactly follow the beam because
> laser slightly ionizes 
> >the air what makes it more conductive for sparks.
> Of course simple
> He-Ne 
> >or semiconductor laser is not enough-higher power
> is needed. Did anyone
> 
> >tried?
> >
> >Tomas
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 



       
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