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Re: Corum's new paper

Dear Terry,
Thank you for your thoughtful and balanced reply to my concerns. As part of
my quest to become a knowledgeable coiler myself, where might I find the
Corum paper in question? I think, perhaps, that the level of discussion will
be beyond my present expertise, but I was intrigued by your "Thor" quote.
:>} With a statement like that in it, it's gotta be a good read,
scientifically "true" or nay!
Best Regards, Noah

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla List" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: Corum's new paper


> Original Poster: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
>
> Hi Noah,
>
> You bring up a very good point.  Although many of us find ourselves not
> agreeing with the theories in the Corum's papers, we need to be sure to
> repect each other all all times.  I know there is some frustration out
> there especially amoung those who have spent hours, days, weeks,... trying
> to check their work.  However, I am sure the Corums fully beleive in their
> work and are trying to do their best to contribute the the world of Tesla
> coiling.  Their latest paper has a rather challenging tone to it with such
> quotes as " #*-at-&%!!...Thor, you dumdum! You can't use lumped circuit
> modeling! . . . " which rubs some people wrong but does add color to their
> papers ;-))
>
> I cetainly did not mean to be unkind in my statement " So join the fun of
> "beating up on the Corums" ;-))" and I tried to express that in time I may
> find my ideas getting shot full of holes too with the statement "Of
course,
> bear in mind that the history of Tesla coil theories predicts that in 10
> years, they will all be "beating up on us" ;-))"
>
> So I certainly don't mean to flame the Corums personally or anything like
> that.  They have spent a great deal of time and effort on thier papers.  I
> am sure they are really nice people and all that.  However, "I" certainly
> cannot agree with what their papers say.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Terry
>
>
> At 10:40 AM 04/12/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> >HI, Y'ALL
> >It is so great to become part of such an enthusiastic and bright group of
> >amateur coilers. I am a little awed by the intelligence shown by "lay
> >amateurs" in pursuing such a highly tecnical and scientifically founded
> >hobby. One little thing bothers me.  Why is there so much personal
acrimony
> >directed toward some theorists who have published results? I refer
> >particularly to the subject title of this email as an example: "naive
> >swindle". I had the opportunity to have a number of conversations with
Dr.
> >James Corum years ago when he was a full professor of electrical
> >engineering, and had several conversations with him about relativity
theory,
> >Tesla, etc. I can assure you, Jim Corum is a man of immense personal
> >integrity, extreme intelligence, and unquestionable good will.  How is it
> >that so much negative energy is directed toward his work?  If one
disagrees
> >with a scientist's position, ad hominum argumentation is usually not the
way
> >to express the correctness of an opposing theory ("naive swindle" - wow,
> >that's pretty nasty talk!) Am I missing something in all this that more
> >experienced coilers can clue me in on? Thanks, guys (and gals). Happy
> >coiling!
> >Noah
> >--- Original Message -----
> >From: "Tesla List" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 8:56 PM
> >Subject: Re: Corum's new paper, a "naive swindle"?
> >
> >
> >> Original Poster: Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
> >>
> >> Hi Duane,
> >>
> >> Welcome to the Tesla list!  Of course, you don't need any introduction
> >> especially to me since your book helped me get started in coiling!
Allow
> >> me to say Thanks!!
> >>
> >> I see your having a problem with the Corum's paper as do I.  I will
send
> >> you something I posted a week ago on this.  Rest assured you are not
> >alone.
> >> :-)  Past posts to the Tesla list are archived at "www.pupman-dot-com"
where
> >> you can search old posts for interesting key words like "Corum" ;-)
There
> >> has been a "lot" of discussion on many things the Corum have written.
I
> >> personally disagree with much of there work but I really like "them"!
> >They
> >> put a scientific stick in the mud that served as a starting point for
the
> >> rest of us.  When much of their work was written, it was revolutionary.
> >> "I" don't think much of it has stood the test of time but in many ways
> >they
> >> started the whole "science" of Tesla coiling.  They may be a bit
> >> "authoritative" in their tone but that just makes it more fun ;-)
> >>
> >> I don't know how much or little Bill Wysock agrees with "them or us"
but
> >he
> >> sure enjoys the fight I am sure ;-)  Bill has one thing the rest of us
> >> don't have, a coil that can do 55 foot arcs...  so he has my total
> >> respect!!  I am glad Bill helped to bring the Corum's paper to the rest
of
> >> us since it generates so much fun discussion which is why we are all
> >here!!
> >>
> >> So join the fun of "beating up on the Corums" ;-))  Of course, bear in
> >mind
> >> that the history of Tesla coil theories predicts that in 10 years they
> >will
> >> all be "beating up on us" ;-))  And so it goes...
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Terry
> >>
> >>
> >
>