[TCML] Re: Coils at Maker Faire

[Greg Leyh <lod@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Hank,

The roadster usually 'robs' less than 1/2 horsepower.  The arcs affect 
the machines much more strongly than the machines affect the arcs. 
Still, from the diagnostics it's possible to tell that the Roadster is 
nearby, when the coils are operating.   GL


Dr.Hankenstein wrote:


> Very cool, Greg! Thank you for sharing your efforts with us. Any
> approximate idea how much power your "robbing" to motivate your "Tesla
> Roadster" chair?
> I like it,
>
> Hank
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Greg Leyh
> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 7:14 PM
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [TCML] Coils at Maker Faire
>
> Hi All,
>
> It was good to meet the small handful of Bay Area coilers that made it 
> to Maker Faire this year.  Here's a clip of the solid-state twin coils 
> producing ~18ft arcs, at about 7kW throughput:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cj5kiPTrt8
>
> Here's a close-up of our new 'Tesla Roadster' with Mike Kennan at the 
> wheel.  The roadster has no batteries;  the motive power comes from an 
> onboard 'reverse Tesla coil' that extracts energy from the ambient 
> electric field when the coils are energized:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuAkdynoMuM
>
> Note that the coils are set not to breakout for this demo, as the arcs 
> tend to steal considerable power from the machines.  Two other smaller 
> machines can be seen twirling around in the background.  They also use 
> the same reverse Tesla coil system for motive power.   GL


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