[TCML] Puff The Magic Dragon

[Harold Weiss]

Yup!  And that's why I tacked up chicken wire around the gas pipe in the 
basement and grounded to a cold water pipe before I started running coils.

No reason for "Burning Down the House"!

David Weiss



> Hi TCML dudes,
>
> Hey, I don't post much on TCML these days as I've been learning DRSSTC and 
> just back to having fun with coils. However, tonight while running a coil, 
> I happened to set the rafters in my garage on fire and caught some video 
> of it. Thought I'd share. Look quick, I didn't spend a lot of time 
> video'ing (panic set in).
>
> The coil is the DRSSTC I ran at the Western Winter Teslathon this year in 
> Arizona. This vid is from WWT..
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0yEKU2V-s4
>
> It's low power still (but a bit too much for garage running obviously). I 
> purchased Phil Slawinski's new controller that has so many options (midi, 
> twin midi's, simple freq/PW mode, an ARSG emulator, Burst mode, 
> Multi-coil, Twin-coil, midi input form pc, or midi from on-controller SD 
> card, ramp modes, etc...) this controller has it all.. In any case, I am 
> new to it and simply having fun with it and my DR coil, so I'm just making 
> vids of runs... and I got carried away tonight.
>
> Of all the songs to start a fire "PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON".... Karma? This 
> is the fire video...
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQl_TPhL7p4&feature=youtu.be 
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQl_TPhL7p4&feature=youtu.be>
>
> I have a bunch of other vid's on youtube along with runs from WWT if 
> interested..
> http://www.youtube.com/user/lightningfool?feature=mhee
>
> BTW, how did I put out the fire?. Oh, a wine glass full of water and a 
> ladder of course (after I ensured the DR voltage was extinguished). Time 
> to put that spare chicken wire role to good use and not let this "stuff" 
> happen again.. Anyway, point is, fires can happen and do. It's not a bad 
> idea to prevent fires with your Tesla Coils.... foil, chicken wire on 
> stuff, whatever works for you.. So easy to get relaxed with this stuff, 
> until crap happens.. then it's a different story.
>
> Take care,
> Bart
>
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