Re: Fire in the hole!

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Subject: Re: Fire in the hole!
From: jim.fosse-at-bdt-dot-com (jim fosse)
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 96 23:00 PST
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[snip]
>Last weekend burglars kicked in my front door :(  and stole some stereo 
>stuff, but fortunately they weren't interested in coiling stuff.
>
my sympathy

>Anyway, I had to repair the front door, and I installed massive steel door 
>jambs to prevent "kick-ins".  While I was at it, I decided to reinforce all 
>my doors, including the one into the garage.
>
>So what has my misfortune got to do with Tesla coils?  Bear with me.
>[snip]
>  How ferocious?  It had completely charred the whole corner of 
>the door!  I am very lucky I did not have a full blown fire.
>
awesome, scary ...

>Moral?  Check any doors in the vicinity of your coils for bronze weather 
>strips running around the door.  Look for any other conductors which can 
>form large loops (guys, got any suggestions on what else to look for???)
>
>Conductive loops make very good Tesla receivers and if you have gaps in the 
>loop it can cause a fire.  I know, because I just sawed off the bottom of 
>this door where it was burned.
>
>Stay safe!
>
>Bert
>
Bert,
        your problem is: you are turning the TC off when you leave, not ON.


                  jim