Junkyard wars tesla coil buildingRe: kVA Effects on Discovery Channel

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

I don't know about that.  Typically, the team will have one knowledgable
person, and a few willing bodies.  There were some episodes where folks had
to build an airplane. It's more what resources they'd have available.  If a
suitable "junkyard" were found, then I'd have every reason to believe they
could build a TC.

The real problem is that there's not much scope for substantial design
approach differences.  It would wind up being a fairly conventional spark
gap coil, and the differences would be those of details (form, top load,
etc.) rather than design.

The producers of those shows like something where there are lots of
radically different design approaches possible, so they can play off
contrasts like "work smart vs work hard"

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Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 6:22 AM
Subject: Re: kVA Effects on Discovery Channel


 > Original poster: "Richard Modistach" <hambone-at-dodo-dot-com.au>
 >
 > i wouldn't hold your breath on that one,
 > you'll end up awfully blue in the face.
 > for those teams building a junkyard tesla coil
 > would be in the same league as building a
 > junkyard cyclatron.
 > neither the production crew or the teams would
 > come within a bulls roar of being smart enough
 > to handle something like that.
 >
 > regards
 > richard
 > aus.
 >
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 6:52 AM
 > Subject: Re: kVA Effects on Discovery Channel
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > Hi All,
 >  >
 >  > Speaking of the Discovery Channel, I recently sent an Email to Junkyard
 > Wars
 >  > about seeing if they would try having the teams do a junkyard Tesla
coil.
 > I
 >  > have not heard back.
 >  >
 >  > David E Weiss
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >