Re: Avalon

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: Avalon
• From: "Steve" <legion-at-bigfoot-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 08:24:20 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Tesla List wrote:

> > > 6. Control system?
> >
> >Very little bells and whistles. Multiple safety circuits, including
> >temperature monitoring, etc. Amps, volts, speed control,
> >interlock relays, DUAL (!!) SAFETY KEY. Best bet would be
> >to use dual operator control, i.e.: make it IMPOSSIBLE to fire
> >the coil alone. Remember you WANT (actually your life WILL
> >depend on it) total control, NOT good looks. The ahhs and oohs
> >should come from a working coil, NOT a cool-looking control
> >cabinet that takes a half an hour to find the off switch.
> >
>
> My dad hammered something into me from birth, Form Follows Function, make it
> WORK safe, then make it pretty.

     You might want to consider a captive key system, so the key to enable the
main HV supply can't be released until all the safety system keys (i.e. HV
vault
key etc. ) are captured.


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