Re: Science Fair success!

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• Subject: Re: Science Fair success!
• From: "Steve" <Steve-at-g8cyerichmond.freeserve.co.uk> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 13:57:40 -0600
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The judge couldn't be more wrong! It was Tesla who invented the single and
polyphase ac systems, from generator, via distribution to motors. And of
course a lot more besides.
You could well be right about your earth. Of course there are a lot of
variables in a Tesla system. I recently showed a couple of small coils at a
Teslathon in the UK. At home one of them gave a 6" spark, when I got them
set up at the Teslathon the spark was only half that. I took them back home
and tested them, and the spark was back to normal.
Steve
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Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 12:37 PM
Subject: Science Fair success!


> Original Poster: Fucian-at-aol-dot-com
>
> Hi all, this is matt and just won the science fair.The judges were very
hard
> to get along with and stated some false info also.He said Tesla was
famouse
> for DC and not Ac!? Am I wrong or is he?Several other arguments suggested
he
> knew very little about tesla coils.Also my sparks were only 7 in!!!They
used
> to be 15 at home.Is it the ground rod? At home the ground rod was 1ft away
> from the coil.At the school it was about 20 or more feet away.Thank
goodness
> it was only 7 in because a stupid guy in 11th grade went in when no one
was
> around and turned it on! He said he touched it bare handed right on the
> toroid and it knocked him silly.
>
>
> matt
>
>
>

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