Re: History

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Original poster: "Virtualgod" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com> 

Nice Pic. So are the rest of these guys and what is that HV thing behind
them with the corona rings?

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: History


 > Original poster: "Chris Rutherford" <chris1-at-hackinghardware-dot-com>
 >
 > FYI
 >
 > http://www.hackinghardware-dot-com/tesla/19828a.jpg
 >
 > Thanks
 >
 > Chris
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 12:24 AM
 > Subject: History
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > All:  Here's a link to a photo that's been on my web for years but if
you
 >  > haven't viewed it yet, well, there's not much of an excuse.  Note
Tesla's
 >  > right ear and the 'dwarfish' nature of Dr. Steinmetz.  Strangely
 > weird.......
 >  >
 >  > http://www.frankensteinslab-dot-com/images/teslaphoto.jpg
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > Cheers,
 >  >
 >  > John F. Cooper
 >  > Irvine, CA
 >  > www.Tesla-Coil-dot-com
 >  > www.FrankensteinsLab-dot-com
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
 >  > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  > Date:  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:17:10 -0700
 >  >
 >  >  >Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  >  >
 >  >  >The lowest price I've found is from http://www.efi-dot-org/  Mine came in
a
 >  >  >couple days.
 >  >  >Radio Shack used to sell them, but doesn't any more.
 >  >  >Amazon sells them, but at $40.
 >  >  >
 >  >  >Truly an amazing device (if you've ever had to do these measurements
the
 > old
 >  >  >way, you'll really appreciate it).
 >  >  >
 >  >  >Terry has a bunch of stuff on hot-streamer where he reverse
engineered
 > them
 >  >  >to a certain extent.
 >  >  >
 >  >  >----- Original Message -----
 >  >  >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  >  >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  >  >Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 3:55 PM
 >  >  >Subject: RE: Power factor correction capacitors for MOTs
 >  >  >
 >  >  >
 >  >  > > Original poster: "Carl Litton" <Carl_Litton-at-hilton-dot-com>
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > > Great info, Gerry.  Where are they sold?
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > > Carl Litton
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > > -----Original Message-----
 >  >  > > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 >  >  > > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:46 AM
 >  >  > > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 >  >  > > Subject: Re: Power factor correction capacitors for MOTs
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > > Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > > One way is to buy a "KILL_A_WATT" meter ($30) and measure the PF
and
 >  >  > > then
 >  >  > > calculate the PFC needed.  These meters work great and are good
upto
 > 15A
 >  >  > > of
 >  >  > > 120V.  The measure line frequency, VA, real watts, PF, line
voltage,
 >  >  > > line
 >  >  > > current, and energy consumed (like a stop watch).
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > > Gerry R.
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > >   > Original poster: "Borislav Trifonov" <bdt-at-shaw.ca>
 >  >  > >   >
 >  >  > >   > How do I determine the proper PFC cap, or if I even need one,
for
 > a
 >  >  > >   > MOT?  Mine has been modified by removing the magnetic shunts
and
 >  >  > >   > reassembling the laminations so that they are interleaved, so
I
 > don't
 >  >  > > know
 >  >  > >   > how that affects the usual numbers used.  I don't know how to
 > measure
 >  >  > > PFC
 >  >  > >   > and I don't have a scope.
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