Re: Another dumb idea from the masochistic scientist

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Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>

you could put some big caps or maybee some line filters into the mains
circuit - line filters in series and caps in paralell

have fun!
Jason
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Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 5:17 AM
Subject: Another dumb idea from the masochistic scientist


> Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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> Ok......here's the plan.
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> You need a really cool pic for a PR application and at some point come up
> with the idea..
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> "Hey, let's take one of the old 486's from the warehouse, hook it all up,
> load Window$, and place it on one of the post insulators, completely
> operational, with a monitor on top. Then hit it with arcs from the coil!"
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> This is clearly a situation of Alligator mouth overloading a Hummingbird
> butt. But it IS a cool idea.
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> The Problem.
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> I'm not worried about frying a computer, these are trash anyway, but I AM
> worried about what will happen when a streamer connects to the inside of a
> monitor (it'll never get into the computer, faraday cage efect of case).
I'm
> worried about frying the electrical system of the building, damaging the
> coil, or whatever....
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> Theories on what will happen so I can take adequete safety precautions?
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> Btw, I'm also engaged in a wager ($1.00) that I can set up the coil to arc
> to just a computer case, while running, and it will survive if done right.
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> These are the thoughts that kept me out of the really good schools.
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> Have fun kids.
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