Re: Re:TESLA COILS are ILLEGAL!

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Original poster: "Nicholas Field by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <nick.field-at-hvfx.co.uk>

Daniel, All,

I have to interject here......

An unguarded tablesaw is illegal, a guitar amp with no grounding on the
chassis is illegal, an 8 foot hole in the ground without any safety fencing
is illegal...  Many things are illegal if they are done badly.  However the
continued success of my company (and those of several others on this list)
is dependant on the fact that if properly engineered and operated a Tesla
coil can comply fully with all current legislation.

If any one of a large number of things are not done properly, then it will
radiate RFI like a small sun.  However the fact that we have operated
without incident in many of Europe's largest and most heavily equipped film
and theatre environments, as well as our 'CE' compliance, is testimony to
the fact that if you do it right Tesla coils pose no danger to people or
electronic systems.

Safe Coiling
Nick
______________
Nick Field, HVFX
www.hvfx.co.uk

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Subject: Re:TESLA COILS are ILLEGAL!


> Original poster: "Daniel McCauley by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>
>
> Tesla coils are ILLEGAL anyways when operating outside a sealed EMI
> environment.  A friend of mine received numerous warnings and even a hefty
> fine once from the FCC for operating his tesla coil.  Of course he lived
> near a local airport, but it is still illegal period!
>
> > The learning curve, construction labor, financing, and component
> acquisition
> > keep the general public at large from getting into tesla coiling. The
> > concept of a low voltage tesla coils might make building tesla coils too
> > easy. With 38 foot arcs dancing in many backyards, tesla coils might be
> > banned from many towns, which is what happened with fireworks.
> >
> > Godfrey Loudner
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Tesla list [SMTP:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 6:43 PM
> > > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > > Subject: Low Voltage Tesla Coils
> > >
> > > Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>
> > >
> > >
> > > 1.7 x SQRT(36000 x 2) = 38 foot arcs!!!!  From 100 amp three phase
> 208...
> > > Without the need for a tranny, it might weigh 100 pounds!!  Maybe you
> > > could
> > > send it UPS... :-))   Not even a spark gap motor anymore...
> > > Terry
> > >
> >