RE: [TCML] Smoke Detector Issues

["Gary Lau" <glau1024@xxxxxxxxx>]

I just performed a limited experiment.  Unfortunately I only had two types
of units available to me.  

I did manage to trip a battery powered CO detector if I put it ~18" from the
10" discharge arc.  Wrapping in in a plastic bag made no difference.  But
moving it much more than 18" fixed the problem.  I think it was just a case
of very close proximity to HV mayhem.

My house has hard-wired, battery-backed-up detectors.  But unfortunately
these are photo-electric units, not ionization.  I unplugged one unit and
put it in the same place, 18" below the 10" arc, but it was unaffected.  I
did not try to see it it would trigger if it was connected to its AC source.
I commonly run the same coil about 10 feet away from the same plugged-in
detector with no problems.

I need to find an ionization-based detector.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA

> From: John Paul Gripp <pupman@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [TCML] Smoke Detector Issues
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 11:47 PM
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I have been having a problem with my smoke detectors going off every time
I
> run my SGTC or VTTC.  I am assuming it is EMI/RFI that is causing it.  It
> would not be so bad, except that I live in a townhome and it tends to set
> the smoke detectors off at my neighbors place as well.  Has anyone ever
> dealt with this before?  Anyone have any clue what I could do to prevent
it?
> I wouldn't want to have to chose between moving and coiling!
> 
> Thanks for any help you can provide!
> 
> JP


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