Re: Tesla Coil RF interference

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Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunikllr-at-bellsouth-dot-net> 

Hi Gary...

strange..  to say the least.   I run a big coil capable of spitting out 
12-15' streamers and it only on a rare occasion will turn on one of those 
"touch" type switched lamps in the bedroom ( which is about 2 foot away 
from the outside wall of the part of the yard I run my coil)   I have no 
complaints from neighbors about static on any of the electronics they 
own...   The light seems to activate when I get a good streamer hit to the 
primary coil.

Scot D



Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: "Gary Weaver" <gary350-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>I have noticed when I fire up my 10" coil it sets off motion detector
>light, security alarm systems, causes TV interference for 5 blocks it all
>directions of my house.   The neighbors security lights flash on and off.
>I can hear several alarm systems going off all over the neighbor hood.   I
>took my portable 4" TC to work and fired it up and the telephone system was
>static so loud it was like putting my ear up to the spark gap.  Even the PA
>system sounds like the spark gap amplified to 50 watts.  I don't own a cell
>phone so I was wondering what effect a TC has on a cell phone?   Does it
>have any effect on a cell phone at 20 ft, 50 ft, 100 ft???
>
>Gary Weaver
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