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Original poster: Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 5/20/04 11:38:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
Original poster: Lewis Jenkins <mthope-at-fastermac-dot-net>

Hello Group:

I'm new to the Tesla world, and I have a question:  I've heard the subject
of the famous Tesla Coil so much in the past few years, yet I have no
understanding of it's practicality.  The information I have seems to
indicate that it's simply a device that gives a blue light and can knock you
off your feet and into the next world if something goes wrong.

My question, is the power of the coil controllable as a power source?

Is it just a hobby thing to pour money into so that you have  a "Tesla Coil"
Or is there a practical use of this coil.  We live two miles from the Grid
in far north Idaho and a practical coil or fuelless power source would be a
boon and saviour for those of us dependent on solar systems that only work
during summer months and gas hog generators.

Any information on this would be appreciated.  We have plans for fuelless
engine, but so far have not the whatever to build it, but it is a ongoing
hope.  Any information on this coil and its practicality will be
appreciated.


Thanks all,

Lewis Jenkins

Hi Lewis,

     A Tesla Coil CONVERTS low frequency low voltage energy to high 
frequency high voltage energy at maybe 50% efficiency. It does not PRODUCE 
energy -- it is not a source.
       In the early days, Tesla coils were used as power supplies for x-ray 
machines and electrical quack medicine cure-all machines, some of which 
persist today on eBay under names like "Biovibes" and "Lakhovsky Multi-Wave 
Oscillators" and "purple energy" devices. In my experience, the closer you 
get to the West Coast, the more bizarre pseudoscientific claims you will 
hear. In the opinion of most serious researchers it's 100% New Age 
Hokum.     Today's legitimate uses fall into two general categories. First 
as a laboratory tool to study behavior of HF/HV phenomena, and the other as 
special-effects generators for rock groups, demolition derbies, or as 
carnival-type attractions (Halloween Haunted House, etc.). They are 
occasionally used to attract the "Rubes" for everything from mall openings 
to fundamentalist revival meetings, to being religious totems for some 
California "Tesla Cults". For a lot of Coilers it's just, "My spark is 
longer than yours." For free or cheap energy, you will have to look elsewhere.
     If some of Tesla's more unusual ideas for energy transmission could 
ever be built, (not yet technically feasible) and if they could be made to 
work, (scientifically doubtful) they would permanently knock out all 
communications globally which could cause more problems than your current 
cost of energy.

Matt D.