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

[Steve Ward <steve.ward@xxxxxxxxx>]

Funny...

I never had my large coil (about the same spark length) ever do anything to
any of my neighbor's electronics/lights/garage doors/etc...  You claim 4
blocks?  Sounds like something unusual going on in your case.  And you rode
your bike 4 blocks while the coil was running too, eh?

Steve

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Jim Mora <wavetuner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Gary,
>
> How good is your RF ground and RF cabling? That is an awesome coil; but, it
> is a bit surprising the range of the hash. Clearly you can run at lower
> power levels if your ground(s) is good enough.
>
> Jim Mora
>
>
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>
> 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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