RE: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)

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Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:05:01 -0400
From: Aron Koscho <kc5uto@xxxxxx>
To: 'Tesla list' <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)

Tomas,

The people that have done this did indeed use very powerful systems.
Aside from all the technical problems associated with "aiming" HV there
is one obvious issue: the laser can cause at least as much damage as the
tesla coil. Keep in mind the size of a tesla coil that is require to
seriously injure a human and all the logistical issues associated with
systems that large (i.e. Grounding, power, size, mobility). Generally
you'd be lucky to fit a system with usable range (100'?) in a school
bus.

As far as doing your self goes no one that I know of has yet to pull off
laser guide hv in their garage. The equipment required is just too
expensive/complex.

-Aron



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Subject: Re: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)


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Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:49:54 -0500
From: BunnyKiller <bunnikillr@xxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)

Hi Tomas,

the US military has tried it and a couple of private companies has had 
some results that seemed to work.  Although the amount of power required

for the laser to propely ionize the air is emmence ( 10,000's of watts 
needed   yes tens of thousands). The main problem encountered with this 
combination is that the extreme voltages produced by the T- Coil also 
work their way back to the laser, causing problems that limit the life 
time of the laser. So far only very short range ( about 50 feet) was at 
best accomplished. The divergence of the laser beam limits long range 
effectiveness.

SD


Tesla list wrote:

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>Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:21:10 +0300
>From: Tomas Stankevic <Tomas.Stankevic@xxxxxxxx>
>To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Laser and tesla coil
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>Hi, I heard somewhere, that if you point a laser beam on the toroid, 
>lightning will exactly follow the beam because laser slightly ionizes 
>the air what makes it more conductive for sparks. Of course simple
He-Ne 
>or semiconductor laser is not enough-higher power is needed. Did anyone

>tried?
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>Tomas
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