Re: [TCML] flourescent light trick

["Chris Swinson" <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Scott Bogard" <teslas-intern@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 6:22 PM
Subject: [TCML] flourescent light trick



Hey all,
    I noticed an interesting thing last time I ran my 6-in coil.  When I 
use a breakout point, touching a fluorescent tube to the ground made it lite 
up very dim, as compared to held in the air.  alternatively, when I did not 
use a breakout point, the tube would light up much brighter if one end was 
touched to the ground.  if you were more than 15 feet or so away from the 
coil, it would not light at all (which makes sense).  Why is there such a 
difference between using a breakout point?  Thanks.

Scott Bogard.



A even better trick is to put 1 "spare" toroid close to the secondary coil. 
(but not close enough that it arcs to it) place another "spare" toroid a 
couple of meters away, suspend both in free air (on a large bucket or 
something) then run a 25watt mains lamp between the 2 toroids. The bulb will 
light up bright!  though it is not as good as connecting 1 end of the lamp 
to ground, you can light 100watt lamps that way.

One thing I noticed with flu-tubes, that if you walk away from the coil 
slowly, it goes dim, but just before it goes out totally the light 
alternates inside the tube, such as 1" on, 1" off.. all the way up the 
tube.. always thought that was pretty neat! never understood why it would 
light up alternate inches in the tube though!

Chris


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