Re: Ground Rod

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

At 12:12 PM 10/8/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Jeremy Scott by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
><supertux1-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
>Hey,
>
>I want to make my tesla coil portable, drag
>it out on the drive way, take it to someone
>else's house etc...


Use a mesh counterpoise... Roll out the chicken wire, set up the coil, and 
you're set...



>Hows this idea for a "ground":
>
>Those twist in 'pet' anchor/screw things
>you get at the pet store for leashing
>your animal to.
>
>They make different sizes. I'm thinking
>the biggest one I can possibly find.
>
>It won't be like a 6 foot pipe, but it should
>have lots of contact with the ground.
>
>Only thing I'm worried about is that it, as a coiled
>open screw, might have some inductance which would
>screw up things.
>
>What do you all think?