Re: House Protection

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Original poster: Kurt Schraner <k.schraner-at-datacomm.ch> 

Robert,
A screen of insulating material between the top-terminal of your coil and 
the  ceiling can efficiently reduce arcovers. Please see:

http://home.datacomm.ch/k.schraner/hv_screen.htm

I had much better success with this method, than my coiler buddy Andy with 
a grounded wire mesh cover of the ceiling. The height of my basement-lab 
room is 255cm (100" ) the coils toroid top stands 158cm (62"), and the 
screen is 24cm (9.5") below the ceiling. I'm drawing >2m (79") arcs from my 
8" twin, and my computer stands in the room above the lab, just about in 
the region of one of the twin terminals. I don't seem to have problems with 
it, even when I occasionaaly forget to shut the PC down before throwing sparks.

Best regards
              Kurt

Tesla list schrieb:
>Original poster: "Robert Hanford" <pomnept-at-comcast-dot-net>
>Hi All,
>I am moving soon to Chicago IL and am anticipating that any coiling work 
>will be done in the basement rather than on the driveway-- my coil has 
>outgrown the garage as I discovered after frying some electronics in my 
>house. My basement has a fairly low ceiling. My question is this-- does 
>anybody have experience in running their coil in close quarters and what 
>should I do to protect my house (chicken wire on the ceiling perhaps?)
>Any input greatly appreciated.
>Robert Hanford
>