Re: Tesla Coil Firehazards (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:17:32 +0000
From: david baehr <dfb25@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Tesla Coil Firehazards (fwd)


yes, paper will fire up quite easily ,...years ago, with one of my first
coils,  I let the coil arc to a long neon tube in my hand , the  spark
came out the other end and started some  paper on fire,

   Be Carefull !!!    

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      From:  "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
      To:  tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
      Subject:  Re: Tesla Coil Firehazards (fwd)
      Date:  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:09:41 -0600 (MDT)
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      >Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 21:11:18 -0600 (MDT)
      >From: Chip Atkinson <chip@xxxxxxxxxx>
      >To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
      >Subject: Re: Tesla Coil Firehazards (fwd)
      >
      >I've gotten a stick to catch fire.  It took a bit of zapping
      but it did
      >catch fire and burn with flames, as opposed to just
      charring.  It was a
      >pole-pig TC, 220v, ~30A input.
      >
      >I could easily see catching studs on fire within a wall.
      >
      >Chip
      >
      >On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Tesla list wrote:
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      > >
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      > > Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:33:05 -0400
      > > From: Crispy <crispy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
      > > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
      > > Subject: Tesla Coil Firehazards
      > >
      > > Hello,
      > >
      > > I was wondering how significant the firehazards relating
      to Tesla coils
      > > are.  The spark gap will generate a large amount of heat
      for sure, but
      > > how dangerous are the secondary streamers on, say, a 1kW
      coil?  Could
      > > they easily ignite materials such as wood or paper with a
      single strike?
      > >
      > > Thanks,
      > > Chris
      > >
      > >
      > >
      > >
      >
      >
      >


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