Re: first light, back in December

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Original poster: dgoodfellow-at-highstream-dot-net 

 >Cool website and photos! I am guessing that the photo of you next to the
  c>oil is a double exposure, right?

Close..... but technically it was a single exposure. I set the camera for a
12 second exposure. I also set it to fire the flash. I posed next to the
coil until I saw the flash fire, then ran like hell to the controls and ran
the variac up. I would get about 4 seconds of coil action before the shutter
closed. There was not enough light for the camera to pick up my image (after
the flash fired) as I was running to the controls. Worked reasonably well!
Dave





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Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: first light, back in December


 > Original poster: Chris Roberts <quezacotl_14000000000000-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Cool website and photos! I am guessing that the photo of you next to the
 > coil is a double exposure, right? Or were you actually that close to the
 > coil when it was running? I have done a couple of pictures with me in
front
 > of my coil while it is running, and it is pretty scary to turn your back
to
 > the thing when it's that close. Keep in mind I'm only running 1080VA but
 > still I wouldn't want to be hit from behind... it would make for an
amusing
 > photo though. =D
 >
 > Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 > Original poster: dgoodfellow-at-highstream-dot-net
 >
 > Bear with me guys, I only just figured out all this website uploading
 > stuff!! Anyway, my first Tesla website has been established, and as of
this
 > writing, it is less than an hour old. It describes the first firing of the
 > latest coil that I put together, last December. It is powered by a 19,000
 > volt 4.2kva GE transformer. I have a simple rotary gap made from angle
 > brackets and a sewing machine motor. The topload is one from the bulk
 > purchase last year. I will try to update the website in the coming months,
 > but don't expect much more than a photo album. I appreciate all the work
 > that many of the members have put into their websites like Richie Burnett,
 > Laushaus, Srward, and John Freau, just to name a few. The information that
 > so many have published on the web has enhanced this hobby far ! more than
 > bookstore literature could ever do. Thanks to all!!
 > Cheers, Dave Goodfellow
 > Coiling near Tampa, FL
 >
 > http://www.wholelifeflorida-dot-com/tesla.htm
 >
 >
 >
 > -Chris
 >
 >
 >