Re: [TCML] ***** My real tip for all coilers *****

[Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 6/3/11 6:45 PM, Peter Terren wrote:
> ***** My real tip for all coilers *****
>
> Everyone wants the biggest sparks - right?
> My opinion: Don't think of a TC as just an exercise in getting the
> longest sparks.
> My longest spark photo on my home page is about the 43rd photo/video
> down because it doesn't matter.
>
> Spend money on a better camera/video/flash/tripod. Do something
> different, take some fabulous photos.
> Google "Tesla coil" images. I currently have 20 of the top 100 photos
> there. As it happens my longest sparks picture is about number 100.
> Many are of sparks or streamers are only 1-3 feet long but in the
> context of an Xmas tree or car thief protection or sparks in a pool that
> is fine.
> All of my techniques are easily reproducible and were trivial compared
> with the original construction of the coil.
> After years, I have still not seen a decent rotating breakout picture
> done by anyone else.


When my daughter's group did a Tesla project for high school physics 
class, Peter's pictures with the rotating breakout point (the "car thief 
protection, in particular") were extremely popular.

More so than my daughter's explanation of how the coil works, that's for 
sure, and much more than me running a small 15/30 coil outside in the 
daylight.. loud, but sparks are almost invisible.

And much more so than a bunch of unsubstantiated claims for reduction of 
joint pain by being shocked by a tesla coil (I have no idea where they 
found that stuff, and had to struggle to keep my mouth shut during the 
presentation... I was there to run the coil afterwards, not comment on 
the presentation)
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