Re: Electronic damage

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Original poster: "Daniel McCauley by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>

I have had stereo systems and computers being damaged in rooms in my house
when running coils in the garage.

dan






> Hi there,
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> I am new on the list. Years ago when I worked in a University Physics
> Department building lecture demonstrations I built a 2 metre high Tesla
> powered with three neon sign transformers in parallel.
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> It worked very well and we just charged in to the lecture theatre and used
> it with no thoughts of all the electronics just through the wall in the
> back room. It would dimly light dimly all the fluorescent in a room
seating
> 350 students when we ran it. They had thyratron dimmers.
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> We never had any damage problems. But  recently I was asked to run and
> event where a touring artist with his Tesla coil is going to figure on
> stage indoors.
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> I am very leery of it but am I being too conservative?  Todays electronics
> items are I think vastly less forgiving than those of 25 years ago.
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> We are also to supply pyrotechnic effects and they will be foil wrapped in
> locked metal trunks  well  away till he is done.
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> But has any one had a computer blown?  I realise that in a small garage
> damage is easily done, but has any one ever run a coil on stage in a
> theatre with all the lights and sound gear up and running?
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> Any one fried all the nearby cell phones or killed a walkman or blitzed
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> lighting dimmers on the wall?
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> I see how damage is possible but does it occur easily in practice?
>
> Interested to hear of your actual experiences in the matter as I am so out
> of touch now.
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> Kind Regards     Anthony Lealand             Firework Professionals
> Ltd          Web   www.firework.co.nz
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