Re: New York Teslathon - Urban coiling issues

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Original poster: "christopher carsten by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ctom-at-toast-dot-net>

I have similar problems and look foreward to any input from the list as 
well. My mac freezes if I even think of running my coil!

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>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: RE: New York Teslathon - Urban coiling issues
>Date: Wed, Jun 6, 2001, 10:06 AM
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> Original poster: "Vanderputten, Gary by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gvp-at-pvaintl-dot-com>
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> I am a coiler from NY,  Brooklyn, to be exact. My first coil was in
> 1959, and not much activity until last month. My, have things changed.
> These threads have been just the best. Thank you all.
>
> So, while on the subject of coiling in cities, especially in apartment
> buildings, I have several questions regarding my intended development of
> a 6kv/60 ma/360 watt, 3.5x15" desk top coil with purchased caps and pipe
> stationary gap.  I like to think that is a small to modest coil, but do
> not want to minimize the impact that it could have on my other
> electronics and computers as well as my neighbors.
>
> 1) Is there a safe and unobtrusive way to operate coils in an apartment
> building? I have built a "Gary Lau" style protection circuit for the
> tranny. RF grounding is an issue. I have access to the building's cold
> water mains and drains, and even its I-beam infrastructure. However,
> just gapping the NST without caps froze my MAC (I kept it unplugged
> now).
>
> 2) Most of the time this coil will be operated with enough power to
> throw a 6" arc in the basement of a building in a residential area. I
> have no way of gauging the rf noise to neighbors from such a coil. The
> AC is a dedicated line from the street and away from the reset of the
> building's mains. For RF ground I have access to,  within 50', a  4"
> storm drain, cold water mains, and the entire steam heating system.
> Any suggestions appreciated.
>
> Gary
>  -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:52 PM
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> Subject: New York Teslathon
>
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <Gbjsjg-at-aol-dot-com>
>
> How many coilers live in the New York City area?
>
>                                                                     -Max
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> Joseph
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