RE: Classroom Projects with a TC?

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Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com> 



I believe these handheld "tesla coils" may be those handheld neon tube
testers which are commonly availble
for about $100.00 each.

Dan


 > 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
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
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 > Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 9:21 PM
 > 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.
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >
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