Re: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)

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Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:19:33 -0500
From: Drake Schutt <drake89@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)

I know that unitednuclear.com at one point had a "high voltage water gun"
"under development" at one point, but most of their projects (including
their tesla coil) have been "under development" for years.  I also recall
seeing somewhere on the internet some sort of HV cannon that was in the
works that was sort of like a taser on steroids.  I remeber the capacitor
bank being somewhere on the order of 10'x10'x10', maybe a bit smaller but
WOW.

regards
drake schutt

(back on topic..)

On 8/11/07, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 01:06:42 +0300
> From: Tomas Stankevic <Tomas.Stankevic@xxxxxxxx>
> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)
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> Thank you all for great answers :)
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> > Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:05:01 -0400
> > From: Aron Koscho <kc5uto@xxxxxx>
> > To: 'Tesla list' <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: RE: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)
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> > Tomas,
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> > The people that have done this did indeed use very powerful systems.
> > Aside from all the technical problems associated with "aiming" HV there
> > is one obvious issue: the laser can cause at least as much damage as the
> > tesla coil. Keep in mind the size of a tesla coil that is require to
> > seriously injure a human and all the logistical issues associated with
> > systems that large (i.e. Grounding, power, size, mobility). Generally
> > you'd be lucky to fit a system with usable range (100'?) in a school
> > bus.
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> > As far as doing your self goes no one that I know of has yet to pull off
> > laser guide hv in their garage. The equipment required is just too
> > expensive/complex.
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> > -Aron
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> > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 10:49 AM
> > To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)
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> > Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 06:49:54 -0500
> > From: BunnyKiller <bunnikillr@xxxxxxx>
> > To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)
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> > Hi Tomas,
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> > the US military has tried it and a couple of private companies has had
> > some results that seemed to work.  Although the amount of power required
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> > for the laser to propely ionize the air is emmence ( 10,000's of watts
> > needed   yes tens of thousands). The main problem encountered with this
> > combination is that the extreme voltages produced by the T- Coil also
> > work their way back to the laser, causing problems that limit the life
> > time of the laser. So far only very short range ( about 50 feet) was at
> > best accomplished. The divergence of the laser beam limits long range
> > effectiveness.
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> > SD
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> > Tesla list wrote:
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> >> Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 00:21:10 +0300
> >> From: Tomas Stankevic <Tomas.Stankevic@xxxxxxxx>
> >> To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Subject: Laser and tesla coil
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> >> Hi, I heard somewhere, that if you point a laser beam on the toroid,
> >> lightning will exactly follow the beam because laser slightly ionizes
> >> the air what makes it more conductive for sparks. Of course simple
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> >> or semiconductor laser is not enough-higher power is needed. Did anyone
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