Re: Classroom Projects with a TC?

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Original poster: "Crow Leader" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net> 

I tried this once with a handheld "tesla coil" thingy as in lab supply
places sell to schools. Seemed more like an induction coil to me than
anything.

Either way, it was unable to operated an electrocscope or make a pile of
chalk dust disperse. Not sure why.

KEN

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Subject: RE: Classroom Projects with a TC?


 > Original poster: Thomas <tom-at-pwrcom-dot-com.au>
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "harry" <harry-at-prcn-dot-org>
 >
 >  > BTW if I put one nail on top of the toroid the sparks go
 >  > straight up, if i
 >  > put 4 nails on the toroid the sparks move away from each other on an
 >  > angle.Can someone tell me why this is .
 >  >
 >
 > Electrostatic repulsion, remember high school gold leaf electroscope
 > experiments (like charges repel, dissimilar charges attract)?.
 >
 > Tom L.
 >
 >
 >