Battle Damage Assessment

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Battle Damage Assessment
From: "Ross Overstreet" <ross-o-at-mindspring-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 17:21:14 -0600
Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Hi,
I used extreme caution with regards to operating my coil when I first
started making arcs last February.  I have multiple line filters, a good RF
ground, and I would still unplug the TV power and cable connections and
unplug the PCs in the house.

After a few runs, I started getting lazy and gradually leaving stuff on.  I
didn't seem to get any interference, so I now I don't unplug anything.  I
also verified that my cordless phone works great only about 4 ft out of
reach of the 5+ foot arcs.  Matter of fact, the only thing that I have
successfully interfered with was a DSS across the street.

In a nutshell, I need some data that will give me an idea of conditions that
have caused a TC to kill or severely interfere with other electronics.  The
only device that I recall on the TCML is a pager that was damaged by close
contact with a coil.  If anyone has any "good" damage stories (or impressive
survivability stories) please let us know.

Making arcs in Huntington Beach, CA
Ross Overstreet