Re: Tesla Coil Firehazards (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:25:20 EDT
From: Mddeming@xxxxxxx
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Tesla Coil Firehazards (fwd)

 

Hi Chris,
 
    Yes, streamers CAN start fires if they hit  something flammable. It's 
like flipping a lit cigarette into the woods. It may  happen the first time or 
the 500th time, but given enough times, it will  happen. The worst scenario is 
if a streamer hits the wiring inside a wall  where it can start the insulation 
or paper facing of the  wallboard  smoldering or causes a short in the wiring. 
A fire may break out minutes or  even hours later. Even hitting a water pipe 
inside a wall can cause the inside  surface of the wallboard to smolder while 
leaving only a pinhole on the outer,  painted side. (Guess how I know this)
 Be careful,
 
Matt D.
    
 
In a message dated 8/10/07 11:56:28 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
tesla@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

>  > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >  Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:33:05 -0400
> > From:  Crispy <crispy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To:  tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Tesla Coil  Firehazards
> >
>  > Hello,
> >
>  > I was wondering how significant the firehazards relating
to Tesla coils
> > are.  The spark  gap will generate a large amount of heat
for sure,  but
> > how dangerous are the secondary  streamers on, say, a 1kW
coil?  Could
> > they easily ignite materials such as wood or paper  with a
single strike?
>  >
> > Thanks,
>  > Chris







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