Re: Golka Photos

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Original poster: David Speck <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Group,
I looked at the photos of the Golka coil that Malcolm posted.

Perhaps this is a silly question but I wonder if the efficiency of the unit 
would have been better if the primary coils were higher above the 
ground.  I've read that the earth is a pretty good conductor, and with the 
primary coil being nearly on the ground, it would seem like the earth would 
be like a big shorted turn.  I could see the system wasting a lot of energy 
just heating the dirt inside the coil setup.

Any thoughts?

Dave


>         I scanned a couple of photos I obtained a long time ago from some 
> Science magazine of Robert Golka's early replica of Tesla's CS coil. 
> Terry has kindly put them at:
>
> <http://hot-streamer.com/temp/Malcolm/>http://hot-streamer.com/temp/Malcolm/