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

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Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com> 

maybe a high voltage competition is what they need. They could use any
apparatus(which opens up static generators like dirods, etc.)to generate
high voltage. A spark length competition, destroy a pc the most with the
high voltage source, and something else might be a good episode for junkyard
wars. I guess they could see which machine could destroy the other in the
end(meaning a tesla would probaly be the best solution).

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Subject: Re: Junkyard wars tesla coil buildingRe: kVA Effects on Discovery
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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"
 >  >
 >
 >