Re: Junkyard wars tesla coil buildingRe: kVA Effects on Discovery Channel

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com> 

All,

I do believe they "stock" the junkyard.  The goodies needed to complete the
task are "always" found.  There is also the possibility that one team might
try a magnifier.  This might make a fun Teslathon event, and a fun way to
clean out the lab.  Start early and judgeing at dusk.

David E Weiss

 > 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"
 >