RE: [TCML] Tuning vs Interference

["Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Phillip Slawinski
> Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 9:18 AM
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [TCML] Tuning vs Interference
>
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 7:23 AM, Lau, Gary <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Raising livestock and testing Tesla coils are both difficult for apartment
> > dwellers.
>
>
> Sadly, my attempt at raising cattle didn't work out too well.  I was hoping
> to have better luck with the Tesla coil.  I think I'm going to get a house
> after the lease is up.
>
>
> >  In lieu of good RF ground, the standard advice for your situation is to
> > tie the coil's RF ground connection to a counterpoise - the largest and
> > nearest piece of metal that you muster.
>
>
> Ah ha!  The back of the plasma television in our living room should do quite
> nicely.  [I'm kidding, of course]  Essentially this is what I'm doing with
> the drain spout on the side of the building.  I run a wire from the spout to
> a 6" carriage bolt and pound that into the ground, but I hardly think that
> makes a difference.
>
>
> >  Think surface area rather than weight.  A long length of unrolled aluminum
> > foil would be better than a barbell, for instance.
>
>
> So the counterpoise is just like a big capacitor?

Exactly, with the rest of the world being the "other" plate.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA
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