Re: [TCML] Wardenclyffe property up for sale

["Dex Dexter" <dexterlabs@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sad story about the largest Tesla magnifying transmitter in history.
In his authorized biography "My Inventions" Tesla mentioned the 
transmitter could be operated up to 100 MV.I'm afraid voltage like that 
wouldn't be feasible.Numerous measurements and experiments show the 
normal atmosphere breakdown field is aprox. 900 kV/ft.Applying this to a 
perfect 69 feet diameter sphere gives about 31 MV of breakdown 
potential.Clearly,Tesla overestimated the figure.More importantly he underestimated some other things (like dissipation),and money issues (J.P.Morgan).If nothing else,I hope good people will manage to save his old lab building.

Dex 

--- mjstrube@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

From: "Michael Strube" <mjstrube@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc:
Subject: [TCML] Wardenclyffe property up for sale
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 04:11:48 -0500

Interesting story in the NY Times on the current disposition of
Wardenclyffe:

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/science/05tesla.html?pagewanted=2
<http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/science/05tesla.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&em
c=eta1> &_r=1&emc=eta1

 

Mike

 



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