Garage door

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• Subject: Garage door
• From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
• Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 09:48:38 -0500
• Approved: tesla-at-stic-dot-net

From: 	teslaman-at-juno-dot-com[SMTP:teslaman-at-juno-dot-com]
Sent: 	Monday, September 22, 1997 8:59 AM
To: 	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: 	Re: Garage door 


On Sun, 21 Sep 1997 23:30:21 -0500 Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> writes:
>
>From: 	RODERICK MAXWELL[SMTP:tank-at-magnolia-dot-net]
>Reply To: 	tank-at-magnolia-dot-net
>Sent: 	Sunday, September 21, 1997 8:57 PM
>To: 	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: 	Garage door 
>
>Does anyone have any experience operating a tesla coil around a
>automatic garage door opener? I have just completed a new garage and
>plan on moving all of my coiling equipment into it. I wonder if anyone
>has any experience with a coil screwing up the electronics in the 
>door?
>And is there anyway I could protect it? 
>
>
>
>                              Frankensteins Helper
>                                      Max
>
>Max

  This situation did come up several years ago when I was making small
coils in my garage.   The electronics never failed, but at times the
garage door would open from a false trigger due to the coil.  I grounded
my coils to the utility line at that time so the trigger could have
occurred through the house wiring, but not to sure how it was exactly
triggered.  It would also trigger the electronic flash in my wifes camera
when taking photos of the coil with the flash feature turned off and at
times set the house alarm off.

Kevin E.. 
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