RE: [TCML] Wardenclyffe property up for sale

[Matthew Boddicker <shmerpleton_town@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

What is the largest magnifyer now?

 

Take care,

Matthew Boddicker
 
> From: wavetuner@xxxxxxxxx
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [TCML] Wardenclyffe property up for sale
> Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 13:45:32 -0700
> CC: 
> 
> Hi Dex,
> 
> Initially, this tower was a deterrent to the enemy in WWII, much like the
> Spruce Goose. Tesla claimed that he would blast airplanes from the sky. Too
> bad that, later on, enemy submarines used this structure as a landmark.
> 
> Jim Mora
> 
> Born in Shoreham, LI,NY to early geekdom :-^)
> Tesla historians, please edit this post as needed.
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Dex Dexter
> Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 9:00 AM
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [TCML] Wardenclyffe property up for sale
> 
> Sad story about the largest Tesla magnifying transmitter in history.
> In his authorized biography "My Inventions" Tesla mentioned the 
> transmitter could be operated up to 100 MV.I'm afraid voltage like that 
> wouldn't be feasible.Numerous measurements and experiments show the 
> normal atmosphere breakdown field is aprox. 900 kV/ft.Applying this to a 
> perfect 69 feet diameter sphere gives about 31 MV of breakdown 
> potential.Clearly,Tesla overestimated the figure.More importantly he
> underestimated some other things (like dissipation),and money issues
> (J.P.Morgan).If nothing else,I hope good people will manage to save his old
> lab building.
> 
> Dex 
> 
> --- mjstrube@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> From: "Michael Strube" <mjstrube@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc:
> Subject: [TCML] Wardenclyffe property up for sale
> Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 04:11:48 -0500
> 
> Interesting story in the NY Times on the current disposition of
> Wardenclyffe:
> 
> 
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/science/05tesla.html?pagewanted=2
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/science/05tesla.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&em
> c=eta1> &_r=1&emc=eta1
> 
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
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