Re: Demonstration

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Original poster: "Mark W. Stolz by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <mark_w_stolz-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Chris,

When running Tesla coils at different churches for my ministry, I have had 
great success using a counterpoise made of chicken wire.  I have a piece of 
chicken wire approximately 4' x 6' stapled to a slightly larger sheet of 
masonite.  I setup the coil on top and connect the bottom of secondary to 
the chicken wire.  For safety sake I have the chicken wire connected to an 
electrical ground at the church.

Mark Stolz
Houston, TX
http://teslacoils4christ-dot-org


>Original poster: "c d by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><vbprg1-at-hotmail-dot-com>
>
>
>Hello I am wanting to show off my coil. At a glass blowing studio I
>have recently been doing a lot of work at.
>
>We have a lot of space over 15000 square feet and most of it is
>unoccupied, but I have always run my coil outdoors and
>there is a nice court yard that I would be very possible to set my
>coil up in.
>
>My only major concern would be the ground system.
>I would be a couple hundred feet away from the gas furnace and glory 
>holes, also several walls between me and them. I would also
>have plenty of clearance in terms of room to observe from for the audience.
>
>In the courtyard there are sevearl steel drain pipes for draining the roof 
>down into the sewer system, and really no were to burry a ground rod, so 
>would a steel pipe running into the sewer system, be considered
>and adequate or safe ground? The one pipe I am thinking about useing is 
>broken off about 3 or 4 inches from the ground, and would be super easy to 
>clip into. Would there be a concern with people touching other steel 
>drainage pipes in the area?
>
>It looks like a good ground but I am not real sure what it
>attachs to underground.
>
>Chris