Re: Griffith Park Observatory, Oudin TC

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• Subject: Re: Griffith Park Observatory, Oudin TC
• From: "mrand" <mrand-at-iols-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 11:53:29 -0700
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Hi All,

I stand corrected to my posting below.  I assumed the Strong's TC was of
Oudin's design, as I read of Strong's Oudin coil in The Electrical
Experimenter, May, 1917.  Bill Wysock kindly informed me that the Griffith
Park TC was a true TC and not an Oudin coil.  See www.ttr-dot-com for additional
details.

Best regards,  Michael Randall

-----Original Message-----
From: mrand <mrand-at-iols-dot-net>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Saturday, January 08, 2000 11:36 PM
Subject: Griffith Park Observatory, Oudin TC


>Hi All,
>
>Just got back from seeing the 5 foot tall Oudin coil built by Frederick
>Strong, donated in 1935.  Still going strong with 4 foot streamers to the
>side walls.  In the past, before they put up the glass enclosure, the spark
>traveled over the audiences heads across the hall (+20').  I asked if they
>had any plans on the design but the speaker did find any in their research
>library, when asked by another person earlier.  The plaque said 250kV and
>the speaker said that was what was feeding the oudin.  He did not know what
>the voltage was coming off the oudin coil.  It was an enjoyable evening
also
>viewing the planetarium show on the upcoming April 5th conjunction of 5
>viewable planets.
>
>Thanks - Michael
>

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