Re: Video of Green Monster in Action

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

Hi Nick,

I was kind of thinking along those same lines myself.
Yet another member reports that he "smoked" his
car's inboard computer by just firing a coil close to it
w/out any actual streamer hits to the body of the car.
I guess the Geek Group needs to do a "strike test"
with several different types of automobiles just like
they did with that computer a few years back to settle
this issue ;^) You listening Chris Boden? ;^))))

David Rieben



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Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: Video of Green Monster in Action


> Original poster: "Nick Field - HVFX Ltd." <nick.field@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> David,
>
> FWIW - We have 'hit' cars quite a few times for TV and live
> productions, and they seem surprisingly resilient.
>
> The body seems to act as a pretty good screen.  The electronics are
> generally buried in the engine bay, therefore very well screened
> electrostatically, and probably screen electromagnetically to a
> useful extent.  I would image that the car industry's practice of
> using the body as the earth return for most of the electrical systems
> also helps by providing a very low impedance ground plane.
>
> Safe Coiling,
>
> Nick
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> Tesla list wrote:
> >Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Hi James,
> >That thought has crossed my mind, too, but it seems
> >that as long as I move the vehicles well outside of the
> >"strike zone" - say >20 ft, that there are no problems
> >along this line. I definitely don't want an arc actually
> >hitting any of my vehicles ;^O
> >David Rieben
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 9:13 AM
> >Subject: Re: Video of Green Monster in Action
> >
> >  > Original poster: "James Zimmerschied" <zimtesla@xxxxxxx>
> >  >
> >  > Hi David, great running coil you have there. Very fierce arcs. I
> >  > would be concerned that they might take out a nearby auto's control
> >computer.
> >  > Jim Zimmerschied
> >  > ----- Original Message -----
> >  > From: <mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>Tesla list
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> >  > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:58 AM
> >  > Subject: Video of Green Monster in Action
> >  >
> >  > Original poster: "David Rieben"
> >  > <<mailto:drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >  >
> >  > Hi all,
> >  >
> >  > I was just wanting to let everyone know that I
> >  > have now finally uploaded a 27 second video
> >  > clip of my Green Monster Tesla coil throwing
> >  > sparks all over my driveway ;^)  clip
> >  > David Rieben
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