RE: [TCML] Is my 10" Tesla Coil Illegal ?

["Weinhold Shannon L" <Shannon.L.Weinhold@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Perhaps a large faraday cage is your solution. 

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From: gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 9:57 AM
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Subject: [TCML] Is my 10" Tesla Coil Illegal ?

This time of the year when the air is cold and the humidity is extremely
low static electricity is very high I get shocked every time I get IN or
OUT of my SUV, take off my jacket or put on my jacket.  If I move the
blankets in bed at night I see all kinds of sparks.  It is perfect for
firing up my Tesla Coil and getting some very long sparks.   But I worry
that this might be illegal.  My 10" TC makes 12 foot arcs I can make a
27 ft circle of arcs and sparks in the back yard with the 3 ft top load.
It makes every motion detector light and every security alarm system go
off in a 4 block radius around my house.  After dark I can see motion
detectors lights going on/off, on/off, on/off, on/off, on/off, in all
directions as far as I can see.  My automatic garage door and all the
neighbors garage doors are freaked out going up/down, up/down, up/down,
up/down, up/down, up/down, over and over.  I can hear security alarms in
all directions.  I road my bicycle through the neighbor hood and I can
find alarm systems going off 4 blocks away in several directions from my
house.  It totally distroys TV and it makes no difference if you have
cable, satallite, or antenna TV is totally wiped out all reception for
several blocks.  I don't fire up my 10" TC very often anymore I worry it
might be illegal.  




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