Re: Shopping...and AVALON! HA!

["Gomez ADDams" <gomez-at-netherworld-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

on that fateful day 8/11/00 6:28 PM, Tesla list uttered:

Original poster: "Christopher Boden" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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>>> 1. Could a LARGE (1MVA) coil be built indoors?
>> 
>> I can't see any reason why not, but I can think of only two or three people
>> who might be qualified to have an opinion on 1MVA coils, and I'm not one of
>> them.  Greg Leyh? Bill Wysock?  Bob Golka built a really big coil of
>> course,
>> but as far as I could tell, it was never tuned well, or particularly
>> efficient.  And so far as I know, he's not on this list.  :)
> 
> I have heard of Golka before....Bill posted some interesting things about
> his accomplishments a few months ago when the Avalon project was just
> started.

Um.  I don't want to disdain Mr. Golka's Tesla coil accomplishments, but if
anyone intends to have direct business dealings with Robert Golka, I suggest
you contact me offlist about my experience with him.  I won't post my
personal opinion publically, however.

>>> One of the buildings is an
>>> old 4 story structure with one large room topped with a 25ton gantry
>> crane.
>>> A 40' coil could be build and operated in here with ease.
>> 
>> *pant-pant*
>> *lust*
>> *sigh*
> 
> You (or anyone) could always come and help. We're always open to new members
> :)

I'm not ready to relocate across country for what is just one of my
obsessions.  Now if it were a paying job...  ;)

>> The Colorado coilers had a nice (but smaller) high-ceiling facility about a
>> year ago, until the landlord kicked everyone out, claiming he was going to
>> tear down the building... it's still standing.
> 
> Our old Ionia Street facility, our first big warehouse (30,000sqft) gets
> demolished on the 16th.

This seems to apply here:
"If a thing is good, they will stop making it" - Doran's Law

>> Consider providing high voltage testing services.
>> 
> 
> That could be fun.

It was just a wild idea.
 
However, you'd have to establish how (and whether) you would test to
applicable existing standards.  Most ultra-high voltage testing is done for
the power distribution industry, and they have specific tests, voltages,
frequencies, pulse widths, etc, that they want to see.  A Tesla coil may or
may not work for you there.  However, you could always build a big Marx to
go with it, which would make a nice companion.  And a Marx could at least be
used for BIL or insulator flash-over tests...
  
> A TC falls under an Unintentional Radiator, and is a terrible transmitter to
> boot. there are FCC issues though.

Indeed.
 
- Gomez A.D.D.ams

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