Re: Shrunken Coin Auctions win $101.00 for Tesla Yard Sale!

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Bert,

I just wanted to say a big THANKS! to you, Jonathan, and the bidders for
these auctions!

The Tesla list does use dedicated equipment on fast connections that do
cost real money.  This stuff goes a long way in helping offset those costs!

Thanks a bunch!

	Terry

At 11:58 PM 12/7/2001 -0600, you wrote:
>All,
>
>Well, it's 12:01 AM in Woodridge, IL and we now have our auction
>winners:
>
>2 Quarters:		Tony Greer	$40.00
>1 Sacagawea Dollar:	Bob Thaden	$61.00
>                                        ======
>                       To Tesla List:  $101.00
>
>Thanks again to everyone who participated! The funds will go to a great
>cause! 
>
>Best regards,
>
>-- Bert --
>
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>Tesla list wrote:
>> 
>> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<A123X-at-aol-dot-com>
>> 
>> Hey,
>> I was wondering if the electrodes of a jacob's ladder could be put inside a
>> sealed jar filled with low pressure argon or helium so a longer arc could be
>> obtained from a lower powered source? This way a flyback that could
produce a
>> 1/2-1" arc might be able to do two inches and have a thicker arc 
>resembling the
>> streamers of commercial plasma globes.
>> 
>> Mark
>
>-- 
>Bert Hickman
>Stoneridge Engineering
>Email:    bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net
>Web Site: http://www.teslamania-dot-com
>