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Re: RE- Re: what's a tesla coil good for
From: Malcolm Watts[SMTP:MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 1997 3:08 PM
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: RE- Re: what's a tesla coil good for
Hi all,
A further comment harking back to previous post....
> From: DamDeName-at-aol-dot-com[SMTP:DamDeName-at-aol-dot-com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 1997 5:25 AM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: RE- Re: what's a tesla coil good for
>
> In a message dated 97-09-16 09:06:59 EDT, you write:
>
>
> From: Malcolm Watts[SMTP:MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz]
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 1997 7:53 PM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: RE- Re: what's a tesla coil good for
>
> RE:
>
> > From: atech-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com[SMTP:atech-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com]
> > Sent: Monday, September 15, 1997 6:12 AM
> > To: Tesla List
> > Subject: Re: RE- Re: what's a tesla coil good for
> >
> > To even speculate the true and ultimate purposes Tesla had in mind of his
> > inventions is taboo on this forum. I've concluded that this forum is for
> > electronic fireworks hobbyists with competitions for ever greater length
> of
> > sparks.
>
> At least we're doing *real* research and making *real* things and
> learning *real* things and getting *real* results not to mention
> *real* measurements. I am quite happy to die knowing I have actually
> *done* something.
>
> Malcolm
> <snip>
>
> hi all-------- i felt i might contribute here ----
>
> this group is probably (hopefully) mostly concerned
> in the focused study of Tesla's power processing technology .---- (the
> general
> view is covered under his u.s. patents ) --- 100 + of'em
>
> This area ----- to be properly studied, must have --- theory & lab
> ---------this is a "hands on activity " --------
> -------------------------- Generating a great many areas of study ------
>
> I feel the study of one of Dr. Tesla's ultimate purpose (having to do
> with
> global transmission of free energy etc.) -- is best served by
> "studying sparks & their electro-mechanical sources"
>
> We know that a great scientist's work was "interrupted" -------
> when he ran out of "energy" (different subject ) -----:>)
>
> Bearing in mind that his inventions --studied in chronological order --
> were , in a sense, his "lab assignments " for past , present & future
> study/theory ------- the purpose of which ---is-----" to gain on his personal
> goal of understanding energy " ---- maybe -------- :>)
>
> all that aside ------
>
> I have yet to see any question relating to teslas work turned away
> on this forum ----& think that the only way to understand is to study ---
>
> to study --- you need teachers ---- special teachers ---- teachers who
> recognize student's stumbling blocks ----- one of which is----
> ( when you fail to understand why a student doesn't
> understand something --- you must become a student ----
> --- or fail as a teacher -------- )---- nuff'
>
> Sandy
> ps. -- have you built a coil ?
Somebody mentioned in passing a few days ago that Tesla was obtaining
sparks from out of tune coils as a byproduct of his power
transmission research. Anybody who has ever built a coil _knows_ you
*do not* get sparks from out of tune coils.
Malcolm