Re: Faraday cage

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Original poster: "uk-teslacoil.co.uk by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <duncanr-at-uk-teslacoil.co.uk>

Hi everyone

thank you for the info I am suffering from cold "tesla" at the mo, all they
do in the UK is moan, it is becoming like a "nanny" state I dont understand
why everyone is hooked on the TV i rarely watch it. anyhow I will try what
has been suggested a feed info back, by the way my RF ground was the
radiator - this may not be good.


Regards
Duncan (UK)
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Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 8:16 PM
Subject: Re: Faraday cage


> Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have noticed over the years that television interference problems "seem"
> to be reported in the UK a lot.  Is there something different about the UK
> that makes TV's more susceptible to RFI than us over here?  Maybe we have
> more cable TV here or something like that?  TV interference in the UK also
> seems to be harder to fix?  Different frequencies, AC wiring, closer
> neighbors...
>
> Just curious if there is some reason...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Terry
>
>
> At 12:30 PM 10/3/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> >> Hi All
> >> does anyone operate their Tesla coils inside a Faraday cage?
> >
> > Some do.
> >
> >> I had a visit today from the Radiocommunications Agency (UK),
> >
> >> people complaining about the interference on their TV's.
> >
> >> I will go ahead with a Faraday cage to keep the neighbours
> >
> >> quiet, but is it worth sticking the coil inside one?
> > If done properly, the cage will confine the RFI.
> >
> > Roughly, right  ==
> > Continuous (top, sides, bottom, edges
> > bonded)
> > AND: (IMPORTANT) filter all wires in and
> > out.  Filters to be 'in' the walls of the
> > cage.
> > Less may suffice, full on improves the odds.
> > Might get away with improved grounding and line
> > filters.
> >
> >--
> > best
> > dwp
> >
> >...the net of a million lies...
> > Vernor Vinge
> >There are Many Web Sites which Say Many Things.
> > -me
> >
>
>
>