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Re: Damages to Electronic Equipment



On Mon, 14 Feb 2000 12:32:17 -0700, you wrote:

>Original Poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-jpl.nasa.gov> 
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>Date: Monday, February 14, 2000 7:35 AM
>Subject: Damages to Electronic Equipment
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>>Original Poster: "David Kronstein" <david_kronstein-at-telus-dot-net>
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>>    Hello
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>>I have a _very_ expensive computer in the room above where I am
>>going to run my tesla coil.
>>I haven't run it yet because i'm afraid it might damage it.
>>The computer is connected to a network, phone and cable TV
>>Could the network act as an antena and pick up interference?
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>Why certainly it could...
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>>There are three computers on the network.
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>>Could this damage anything?
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>You bet it could.. but, fortunately, it isn't likely, IFF you take a few
>precautions.  Check the archives for extensive discussions and practical
>results...
The most important precaution being to switch it OFF when the TC is
running. And Off means OFF, not 'standby' or whatever. Pull the mains
plug.  

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