Re: Light bulb not lighting?

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>


Adam:

On the upper end of the fl. tube attach at 10 x10" metal plate (antenna) and
then hook a ground wire on the other end of the tube.  It now acts like a
radio antenna and picks up a lot more RF to light the tube.

Neon has the greatest sensitivity to RF so you might wish to try a neon tube
as well.  Have a local shop make up a 30 inch x 22 mm neon tube for you ---
not very expensive.  Use plastic ties to attach it securely to a 30 inch
long 1/2 inch dia. PVC tube for support.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo   WI   53913


 > >With my old (smaller) tesla coil, i could light a flouresent (spelling?)
 > >tube from about 3 feet away with no streamers arcing to it. But, with my
 > >new tesla coil (12/120 NST's), the streamers have to be actually hitting
 > >the light bulb (which hurts, so i stopped, obviously). I am thinking it
is
 > >a tuning problem? how can i fix this? I would like to be able to
 > >demonstrate this for classes/shows/ect...