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Can you revisit this link, the article is mixed up with another causing a confused mess. Thanks, Bob in Bellflower, CA. On Sun, 19 Jan 2014 23:37:03 -0600 David Thomson <tcbuilder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hey Geek Group - Here's a must-do experiment for you... > http://gizmodo.com/scientists-observe-ball-lightning-in-nature-for-the-fi r-1504306477 > > Ball lightning has been observed in nature and the spectrometer > showed > there was silicon, iron, and calcium present. Most ink toners have > powdered > iron; and Cabosil is powdered silica. I can think of half a dozen > salts as > a source of calcium; who knows if it has to be pure? > > Toss a handful of the dust mixture (not by hand of course) into a > high > current discharge and it might make ball lightning. Perhaps a high > voltage > discharge would work, too, but I would place my bet on high current. > I have > the powders, but it has been a long time since I had the coils > running. > After reading about what ball lightning can do, I'm not sure it is > something I want to try indoors, anyway. But since you have a fire > department that knows where you live now, maybe you guys could give > it a > try? :-) > > Dave Thomson > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Steffan Heydon > <steffan.heydon@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > > HI Chris, > > > > I just heard from the Pupman list serve that you guys had a fire > at your > > HV lab. I truly hope it was not totally destroyed. Did your big > Tesla coil > > survive? The information the Geek Group has available on youtube > was highly > > instrumental in helping me to build my first and so far only tesla > coil. My > > Tesla coil page is located at the following URL > > http://www.twotowers.com/tesla/tessie_1_tesla_coil.html and > outlines the > > materials and the procedures I used to build my coil. I have > several links > > pointing to your site. I recently purchased a synchronous rotary > spark gap, > > two 15KV 60mA NST?s from Ed Sonderman who has been a Pupman.com > member for > > some time. The spark gap and the transformers are still residing in > WA > > State with friends, who will hopefully soon be delivering the > goods to my > > home in central California. My TC has been in limbo for a few > months now. > > > > Thanks again for all of the information the Geek Group has made > available > > through YouTube! > > > > Peace, > > Steffan Heydon > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Tesla mailing list > > Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla > > > _______________________________________________ > Tesla mailing list > Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla > ____________________________________________________________ Do THIS before eating carbs (every time) 1 EASY tip to increase fat-burning, lower blood sugar & decrease fat storage http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/52de711e93071711e7ffest01vuc _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla