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RE: First light for my first coil today !



Original poster: "Ian McLean" <ianmm-at-optusnet-dot-com.au> 

That's a good idea Tom, thanks for the tip ;)

Rgs
Ian

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Monday, 2 February 2004 1:35 pm
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: RE: First light for my first coil today !
 >
 >
 > Original poster: Thomas <tom-at-pwrcom-dot-com.au>
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "Ian McLean" <ianmm-at-optusnet-dot-com.au>
 >
 > PS: Installed my RF ground network this morning.  With a small sledge
 > hammer, I pounded two 6 foot copper clad steel ground rods into the
 > ground
 > all but 1 inch to secure the brass clamps.  They are about 1 foot
 > forward of
 > my back fence and about 6 feet apart.  Will do another test this
 > afternoon
 > with the proper RF ground setup.  Must remember to tell the
 > lawn mowing
 > guys
 > about the rods so they don't accidentally rip the blades off their
 > mowers
 > going over the ground rods :-)
 > ---------------------------------------------
 >
 > Ian, you could dig around each rod and manufacuter a small
 > earth pit from
 > loose bricks. Then hammer in the stakes a bit further and use
 > a flagstone or
 > treated pine cover level with the surface, just to be on the
 > safe side.
 >
 > I've seen a mower blade imbedded deep in a tree. Thinking of
 > the tree as
 > someones leg... welll, it would not be pretty.
 >
 > Tom L.
 >
 >