Re: "TELSA COIL" AT GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY

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Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi (un)Terry,

Yes, I saw that coil myself a couple of years ago when the
wife and I took a weekend trip to Hot Springs, AR. (about
a 3 hour drive from me). Since I knew it was in Hot Springs,
I made a stop at the MASM a priority for that weekend. The
coil was a crowd pleaser and there was a lot of other neat
stuff in the museum besides the coil as well ;^) Definitely worth
including in your scheduled stops if you happen to be passing
through the central AR. region.

David Rieben

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Subject: RE: "TELSA COIL" AT GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY


> Original poster: "Terry Oxandale" <Toxandale@xxxxxxx>
>
> I've watched the MASM coil in action here in Arkansas during a recent
> IEEE private showing, and I must say it is impressive. This coil here is
> one of the main reasons for the success and viability of the MASM.
>
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 1:53 PM
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> Subject: Re: "TELSA COIL" AT GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY
>
> Original poster: wysock@xxxxxxx
>
> Hello Ed and all.
>
> My wife Francis and I were given a VIP invitation to the ribbon
> cutting cerimony
> at Griffith Park Observatory last Thursday November 2.  The cerimony was
> at
> 4 p.m. PST.  There were about 1,000 attendees there an a lot of
> media/press.
>
> The coil is working very well and produces bright power arcs to the
> Faraday
> Cage that encloses it.  This Faraday Cage is a true work of art,
> beautifully
> constrcted out of polished copper rectangular tubing and 1.5" square
> copper
> mesh.  The new alcove that houses the coil has its own dedicated HVAC
> system and can replace the entire cubic volume of air in the exhibit in
> 90 seconds.  The ozone and oxides of nitrogen are vented to the outside
> of the building.
>
> As soon as I can get my webmaster's help, I'll post many new pictures of
> the reinstallation as well as of the opening cerimony.  This event was
> truly
> what is called "coming full circle" for me.  It was the GPO Tesla Coil I
> first
> saw in 1957 at the age of eight, that changed my life forever.  I know
> this
> coil and the Observatory itself, has had the same impact on may others,
> including Mr. Richard Mathias who now oversees the Mid America
> Science Museum in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  MASM has the second
> one-to-one scale model of GPO (known as GPO-2).  Images of GPO-2
> are on my web site at http://www.ttr.com.
>
> Best regards,
> Bill Wysock
>
> Date sent:      Fri, 03 Nov 2006 19:09:11 -0700
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> From:           "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject:        "TELSA COIL" AT GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY
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> Date forwarded: Fri,  3 Nov 2006 19:09:31 -0700 (MST)
>
>   > Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>   >
>   >     The LA area radio stations (and possibly TV too) are interviewing
>   > visitors to the just-opened observatory and asking for "the best
> part".
>   > The few interviews I happened to listen to all mentioned "the Coil",
>   > some had it Telsa and some had it Tesla but all thought it, along
>   > with the [Foucalt] "pendulum" were the most interesting
>   > exhibits.  Can't wait until Bill gets his pictures on line; sounds as
>   > if his efforts were a great success.
>   >
>   > Ed
>   >
>   >
>   >
>   >
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