Re: Re:TESLA COILS are ILLEGAL!

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Original poster: "D.C. Cox by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net>


Dan:

Any possibility you could post that FCC reg. so we could all read it?

Regards,

Dr. Resonance



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Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 7:46 PM
Subject: Re: Re:TESLA COILS are ILLEGAL!


> Original poster: "Daniel McCauley by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>
>
>
> Nick, let me interject as well . . .
>
> First off, the response was to a post by someone who said something on the
> order of, "who knows, perhaps tesla coils will someday be banned."
>
> I then said that operating tesla coils in an non-sealed EMI environment is
> illegal as stated by the FCC.  I never said that it was illegal to the
> extent where we should stop building or operating them.  But it is illegal
> no less and there is even a special paragraph in the FCC regulations that
> concerns tesla coils, spark gap transmitters, and similar. . .
>
> Dan
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>
> > 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
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 4:42 AM
> > 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
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