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

[gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Here is a photo I took about 6 years ago shooting sparks to a target on both left and right side of the coil.   Target is a 1/2" diameter steel rod.   Ground rod in in the yard to the left about 6 ft it is a 6 foot long copper coated rod with a #6 copper wire running from it to the bottom end of the secondary coil. 

http://home.earthlink.net/~gary350/tc10-4.jpg






-----Original Message-----
>From: jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Jan 19, 2010 1:45 PM
>To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [TCML] Is my 10" Tesla Coil Illegal ?
>
>lol, my small one that can throw 3' sparks turns on the electic blanket makes the computer monitors flicker and screws my neighbors cable up. I installed a 4' ground pipe and my neighbors stopped complaining...but the electric blanket still comes on... 
>
>well any way my first thought goes to what frequency are you operating at, and could these systems that are effected be operating near that frequency. 
>
>got any pictures this coil sounds sweet! 
>
>Thanks, 
>John "Jay" Howson IV 
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Jim Mora" <wavetuner@xxxxxxxxx> 
>To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> 
>Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 1:59:54 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
>Subject: RE: [TCML] Is my 10" Tesla Coil Illegal ? 
>
>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 
>
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
>Of 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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