[Amps] FW: RFI experiences TSPA

[Robert Bonner]

Tesla Coils.  MY wife (Yvette Wilde) the touring feature entertainer danced
nude on top of the coil I built and lit 24" florescent light tubes in her
hands and had lightning flash off a pair of 24" swords she would dance with.

You did what with your's?

BOB DD

-----Original Message-----
From: amps-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces at contesting.com] On
Behalf Of John T. M. Lyles
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:59 AM
To: amps at contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] RFI experiences TSPA

Thats a great one, Kim.

I have had a few bouts of RFI problems, not so dramatic though. In 
high school I had this tesla coil I built, out in my parents old 
garage/shed. I ran the wiring myself to that building, and the 
adjacent hamshack I built with my pop's help. I had a hanging bare 
bulb, with cotton-insulated twisted wire, remember that stuff? At the 
ceiling, there was no J-box, just a staple and couple of wire nuts 
going to Romex. No ground, of course. Hey, I didn't know what CODE 
meant, maybe something from Man From U.N.C.L.E.?

So here i was firing my 20 inch sparker, and I happened to see a glow 
above. The staple into the damp wood rafter (this was in SC during 
the summer) was sparking around the Romex. All of the staples were 
doing it. There was so much RF on the AC line that it was arcing 
everwhere. I was lucky it didn't burn the place down.

73
John
K5PRO
now respecting RF leakage...

>
>OK, here's my story.

....

>Kim Elmore, N5OP
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