RE: [TCML] Is my 10" Tesla Coil Illegal ?

[gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I have a 6 ft long ground rod in the ground just a few feet from the coil.  I run water on the rod with the garden hose in dry weather but don't need water this time of the year.  


-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Mora <wavetuner@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jan 19, 2010 12:59 PM
>To: 'Tesla Coil Mailing List' <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [TCML] Is my 10" Tesla Coil Illegal ?
>
>Hi Gary,
>
>How good is your RF ground and RF cabling? That is an awesome coil; but, it
>is a bit surprising the range of the hash. Clearly you can run at lower
>power levels if your ground(s) is good enough.
>
>Jim Mora
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>Of gary350@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 9:57 AM
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>Subject: [TCML] Is my 10" Tesla Coil Illegal ?
>
>This time of the year when the air is cold and the humidity is extremely low
>static electricity is very high I get shocked every time I get IN or OUT of
>my SUV, take off my jacket or put on my jacket.  If I move the blankets in
>bed at night I see all kinds of sparks.  It is perfect for firing up my
>Tesla Coil and getting some very long sparks.   But I worry that this might
>be illegal.  My 10" TC makes 12 foot arcs I can make a 27 ft circle of arcs
>and sparks in the back yard with the 3 ft top load.  It makes every motion
>detector light and every security alarm system go off in a 4 block radius
>around my house.  After dark I can see motion detectors lights going on/off,
>on/off, on/off, on/off, on/off, in all directions as far as I can see.  My
>automatic garage door and all the neighbors garage doors are freaked out
>going up/down, up/down, up/down, up/down, up/down, up/down, over and over.
>I can hear security alarms in all directions.  I road my bicycle through the
>neighbor hood and I can find alarm systems going off 4 blocks away in
>several directions from my house.  It totally distroys TV and it makes no
>difference if you have cable, satallite, or antenna TV is totally wiped out
>all reception for several blocks.  I don't fire up my 10" TC very often
>anymore I worry it might be illegal.  
>
>
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