Re: Science fair help...

["Luc" <ludev-at-xxxxxxxxxxxx> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-xxxxxxxxxx>)]

Hi Michael

I don't know if I could help you but I have an idea; measure the light output (
foot-candle ) with a light meter ( use in photography ) of a 4 foot
fluorescent at
4 inch in the normal condition ( inside a fixture ) if you have maybe 250
foot-candle for a 40 watts fluorescent in normal condition and you get 125
foot-candle from your fluorescent when you are at maybe 2 feet of your working
coil you have 20 watt ( simple rule of 3 ).

Hope I could help

Luc Benard

Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Michael Deegan" <mdeegan-at-mediaone-dot-net>
>
> Hidily do,
>
>     Many of you have probably seen my posts in the last few days. I'm a 8th
> grader in illinois. i decided to do something involving tesla coils for my
> science fair project. the coil is up, running fine but one small problem.
> for my
> purpose i put "How much electricity can be transmitted without wires?" in a
> rather hasty way ( i just wanted to do some coiling). but noww i need to do
> something. tesla coils can light up a flourescent lightbulb right? you
guys are
> probably older than me, and you tribal elders can maybe help me on this
one...
> What should i do to measure the amount??? my multimeter wont exactly work too
> well on that one... any ideas? suggestions???
>
>             Michael Deegan