Re: The Tabletop Tesla Coil Showdown - OFFICIAL RULES and WEBSITE

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Original poster: "Edward Wingate by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ewing7-at-rochester.rr-dot-com>

Tesla list wrote:
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> Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
> 
> >Original poster: "Edward Wingate by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ewing7>-at-rochester.rr-dot-com>
> >
> >If it's going to be a competition to see who can get the most bang
> >with a given input power, then limit the input power ONLY and leave
> >the rest to the imagination of the builder. Isn't that what
> >competition is all about? If you put rules and restrictions on the
> >system design, innovation and ingenuity are stifled and the end result
> >is a moot point. You may as well hand out blueprints and a materials
> >list and everyone can build the exact same coil! Pretty boring!
> >
> >I can't wait to see what happens if the only rule is an input power
> >limit and everything else is fair game. There are some pretty crafty
> >people out there and I would prefer to let the creative juices flow
> >and see what materializes!
> >
> >With a 4KV, 20ma power limit the cost of materials isn't really a
> >limiting factor as it is in large systems either.
> >
> >Another $.02,
> >
> >Ed Wingate RATCB
> 
> While another 4/20 NST won't jeopardize my retirement plans, I don't want
> to risk destroying mine in order to compete.  Setting the gaps so that the
> cap rings up to 10kV will enjoy a performance advantage, as will running
> with no shunts at all, but I shouldn't have to risk losing the NST.
> 
> Do you think that having category 1 limited to 4/20 NST's with a 50mA short
> circuit current and 50 mil static gap restriction, and a category 2 where
> any NST not exceeding 200VA Isc*Vfaceplate with any sort of gap, would be
> sufficient?  Or do you feel that a 3rd category using only a 4/20 NST with
> no restrictions is also needed?  Am I the only 4/20 user that would like a
> limit to how hard the NST may be pushed?  I do wish to make this
> competition open to the largest possible audience, but I want the
> categories to be fair and meaningful, where improvements are made by
> innovation rather than seeing how close to destruction things may be pushed.
> 
> Gary Lau
> MA, USA

Gary,

I'm for one category or to state it a different way no categories!

The so named 4/20 NST with no modifications, anything else is allowed.

I really don't know how you can be sure from a distance that everyone
is playing fair as far as input power levels are concerned. At the
Teslathon it can be closely monitored.

Ed Wingate RATCB