Re: Holloween Ideas...

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Original poster: "Black Moon" <black_moons-at-hotmail-dot-com> 

How about the other way around? Put the tesla coil a foot or two away, use 
a grounded metal nossel and spray helium on the coil and have the arc 
travel back to the mouth?
Or mabey insted of that, you could have the arc travel downwards, sorta 
like the object is getting struck by a lighting bolt from the heavens


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: Holloween Ideas...
>Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 14:58:12 -0600
>
>Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
>
>
>The helium idea sounds interesting but I can't see it actually working.  If
>you discharge the coil into the helium near the ground, it should follow the
>helium trail to the nearest ground, ie the helium bottle or the ground
>itself and not discharge upwards into the air.  You would have to totally
>insulate the helium and an area of ground for this to work if the coil is
>discharge near the ground through hidden wires.
>
>You might try an elevated pumpkin on fiberglass rod with a small needle or
>group of needles sticking out of it's mouth area.  A pumpkin with 6-7 foot
>sparks emitting from the mouth would be interesting.  You can use spark plug
>wire covered with plastic tygon tubing to hook up to the coil.
>
>Dr. Resonance
>
> >
> > Personally, I think it'd be really cool if you got a canister of helium
> > (lighter-than-air, easily ionized) and released a cloud of it to cling to
>the
> > ceiling. Turn on the coil with a connection near the ceiling, and suddenly
> > sparks are flying all over the ceiling of the room.
> >
> > I wouldn't pull a stunt like that in any place except one that had no
>wiring
> > in the ceilings (read: a dedicated stunt house).
> >
> > On the other hand, you could do something similar outdoors: Turn on the
>coil,
> > and make it discharge into the helium tank. Start pumping helium out, and
> > have a column of sparks flying into the air for probably 20 feet.
> >
> > A variation would be to have both the TC power and gas release slaved to
>one
> > control, so you press the button and the tanks shoot out a jet of helium,
> > belching sparks. It'd be a good use for a coil small enough it wouldn't
>hurt
> > anyone: bury little cans of helium that are leaking to create a plume, and
> > have a little discharge wire connected to each. Behind the scenes, ground
> > your coil to the wires randomly, so it's like lightning shooting out of
>the
> > ground for no reason.
> >
> > Did I get any ideas right?
> >
> > On Saturday 27 September 2003 04:05 pm, Tesla list wrote:
> >  > Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunikllr-at-bellsouth-dot-net>
> >  >
> >  > Its that time of the year again and the ideas of sparks n arcs themes
>for
> >  > haunted houses are becoming a prominent part of my daily thoughts...
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > I want to do more than Zap a pumpkin on a metal post....  I have a
>couple
> >  > of ideas  some good a few lame...  but Im looking for that really good
>show
> >  > stopper that will make people remember the scene.   I am limited to
>about
> >  > 8' radius ( well actually 12' but I want to keep the safety margin
>high)
> >  >
> >  > This years idea is to have a 36" skeleton with demon wings sitting on
>the
> >  > toroid with a wire run to his fingertip pointing outwards towards the
>end
> >  > of a bridge going across the "swamp" ( round muddy bare spot surrounded
> >  > with dead bushes/ tree limbs etc   where the pool was)
> >  >
> >  > I ask the patrons to "ask" the evil demon permission to cross the
> >  > bridge....   they ask   I hit the foot pedal activating the coil....
>I
> >  > tell them he said "NO"    I make them ask again....   hit the switch
> >  > again...   then tell them he said "YES" ...   I allow the patrons
>across
> >  > the bridge
> >  >
> >  > and no Im not going to activate the switch while they are crossing the
> >  > bridge  ;)
> >  >
> >  > this way they get to see the coil in action twice....
> >  >
> >  > what would be better in this case???   a chicken wire mesh to direct
>the
> >  > arc and brighten it to a blinding noisy white arc or should i go for
>the
> >  > free ranging longer thin blue streamer effect??
> >  >
> >  > any of you fellow tesla coilers have any " professional " experience in
> >  > visuals for this type of theme ...  I would love to hear from yall
> >  >
> >  > and you all with the creative minds   let me know what yall think...
> >  > Im all ears...
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Scot D
> >