Re: weather influence on TC performance

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• Subject: Re: weather influence on TC performance
• From: "Reinhard Walter Buchner" <rw.buchner-at-verbund-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 12:40:26 -0700
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Hi R. Scott, Robin,

> Original Poster: Rscopper-at-aol-dot-com
>
> Don't try and run your coil in foggy or misty weather.
> The condensed water  can make nasty paths for the
> sparks to travel.  If you have any wood for  insulation
>between things, it can quickly become conductive in
>high humidity.

True, This can be shown in a rather dramatic way (esp
on Robinīs 10kVA powered coil). Place a piece of
wood on top of the toroid. It will start to give off an eerie
orange glow and soon burst into flames.

Coiler greets from Germany,
Reinhard

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