[TCML] Wardenclyffe property up for sale

[jc]

I agree, I'd like to see it saved.  I've never set up a non-profit, but 
I'd sure donate a little money for that cause!

Regards
John Kirby

Jim Mora wrote:
> Hi Dex, et all,
>
> Post Script, If there was a way to find funding as a c201c nonprofit, some
> of us are able to donate our time for re-construction of the tower-what a
> view! 
>
> Loss of this historic site would be really a financial driven and historic
> aberration!
>
> Jim Mora
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tesla-bounces at pupman.com [mailto:tesla-bounces at pupman.com] On Behalf
> Of Dex Dexter
> Sent: Wednesday, May 06, 2009 9:00 AM
> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [TCML] Wardenclyffe property up for sale
>
> Sad story about the largest Tesla magnifying transmitter in history.
> In his authorized biography "My Inventions" Tesla mentioned the 
> transmitter could be operated up to 100 MV.I'm afraid voltage like that 
> wouldn't be feasible.Numerous measurements and experiments show the 
> normal atmosphere breakdown field is aprox. 900 kV/ft.Applying this to a 
> perfect 69 feet diameter sphere gives about 31 MV of breakdown 
> potential.Clearly,Tesla overestimated the figure.More importantly he
> underestimated some other things (like dissipation),and money issues
> (J.P.Morgan).If nothing else,I hope good people will manage to save his old
> lab building.
>
> Dex 
>
> --- mjstrube at earthlink.net wrote:
>
> From: "Michael Strube" <mjstrube at earthlink.net>
> To: <tesla at pupman.com>
> Cc:
> Subject: [TCML] Wardenclyffe property up for sale
> Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 04:11:48 -0500
>
> Interesting story in the NY Times on the current disposition of
> Wardenclyffe:
>
>  
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/science/05tesla.html?pagewanted=2
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/05/science/05tesla.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&em
> c=eta1> &_r=1&emc=eta1
>
>  
>
> Mike
>
>  
>
>
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