Re: TC & Lightning

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


We attached a 12 inch long neon tube to a "receiver" resonator (another
idential coil with a toroid topload).  I first thought we might be able to
light the Ne tube up at 50-100 feet.  I was surprised to note it was still
bright at 200 feet.  At that point we loaded the coil in the back of a
pickup and started down the road using radio comm.  The tube would light up
to 1/4 mile away from the "transmitter" TC which was running with 9 ft.
sparks at 8 kVA.  We just stuck a short rod in the ground was we drove along
in 200 ft. increments to ground the bottom of the sec coil.

If you want to do an experiment with your coil, use a 14 x 14 inch metal
plate duct taped to the top of the flourescent tube and clip a ground to the
other end.  It will light up at nearly double to triple it's normal lighting
range from your transmitter.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo   WI   53913
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Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 10:48 PM
Subject: TC & Lightning


 > Original poster: "Gary Weaver" <gary350-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >
 >
 >
 > As we all know a tesla coil will light up a florescent light bulb from
 > several feet away.  My 4" coil will light up a light bulb from 15 ft away
 > and my 10" coil will light up a light bulb from 40 ft away.   More power
 > more distance.  If I move the light bulb close the the TC it glows all the
 > time.  If I get far away from the TC the light bulb flashes only when
there
 > is a discharge spark.   I was watching TV and I could see lighting static
 > on the picture.  I knew a storm was not to far away.   As it turned out
the
 > storm was about 40 miles away.  That gave me an idea.  I flew a kite on a
 > piece of #24 enamel coated copper wire about 150 ft of wire attached to
the
 > end of a florescent light bulb that was stuck in the ground.  The storm
was
 > about 10 miles away and every time there was lighting in the storm the
 > florescent light bulb would flash.  As the storm got closer and closer the
 > light bulb flashed brighter and brighter.  When the storm was about 3
miles
 > away the light bulb glowed all the time.  That is very interesting because
 > that is exactly what the Tesla Coil does.  The storm got closer, the wind
 > picked up, the kite crashed, it started to rain and I went in the house.
 >
 > Gary Weaver
 >
 >
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