Re: [TCML] Tuning vs Interference

["DC Cox" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When we do local school shows with small coils, we just use an alligator
clip to clip the base of sec coil to a water pipe --- seems to work well as
long as the pipe is metal and not PVC.

Dr. Resonance




On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 7:54 AM, Lau, Gary <Gary.Lau@xxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> > -----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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