Re: Holloween Ideas...

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

The He will move too fast for this to work.. the air motion will mix it...

However, steam might be a good thing to use... Little droplets of water as
it condenses form a path for the sparks.  Steam is cheaper, too...  Small
boilers are rentable...

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Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: Holloween Ideas...


 > Original poster: The MCP <ejkeever-at-comcast-dot-net>
 >
 > 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 coup
le
 >  > 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
 >
 >