[TCML] Smoke Detector Issues / Faraday cage

[david baehr]

Years ago, I ran a 5kw coil in my basement. Using a copper cyl spark gap, no problem. I replaced that gap with a rotary with tungsten, the smoke alarms would go off all the time, fumes from the burning tungsten ?? 
 > To: tesla at pupman.com
> Subject: Re: [TCML] Smoke Detector Issues / Faraday cage
> From: otmaskin5 at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:44:05 -0500
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> I  always thought it was the ozone setting off my detectors (ionization type, not smoke type?).  Not so?
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> Dennis Hopkinton MA
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