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Title: Big Tesla Coil Of Ok
Post by: Breadburner on January 22, 2011, 02:21:15 AM
Title: Re: Big Tesla Coil Of Ok
Post by: sgrizzle on January 22, 2011, 09:33:33 AM
That would probably take care of my mosquito problem.
Title: Re: Big Tesla Coil Of Ok
Post by: Red Arrow on January 22, 2011, 10:43:21 AM
Does it get rid of moles?  My yard is like a sponge.
Title: Re: Big Tesla Coil Of Ok
Post by: Hoss on January 22, 2011, 11:24:43 AM
Quote from: Red Arrow on January 22, 2011, 10:43:21 AM
Does it get rid of moles?  My yard is like a sponge.

He specializes in gophers, but hey, what's the difference?  Have you tried calling him yet?

;D


Title: Re: Big Tesla Coil Of Ok
Post by: Red Arrow on January 22, 2011, 11:56:31 AM
Quote from: Hoss on January 22, 2011, 11:24:43 AM
He specializes in gophers, but hey, what's the difference?  Have you tried calling him yet?
;D

I used him last year and my yard still looks like it.  Just like in the movie, I still have moles. :(
Title: Re: Big Tesla Coil Of Ok
Post by: Conan71 on January 22, 2011, 09:38:44 PM
M'kay.  What's the point exactly and where is this thing located?
Title: Re: Big Tesla Coil Of Ok
Post by: Ed W on January 23, 2011, 01:47:22 PM
Westinghouse used something like this at their former industrial transformer site in Trafford, Pennsylvania.  It's long gone now.  My cousin and I went fishing at a small pond near the facility in the evenings.  I think the engineers delighted in firing that thing off when a bunch of kids were nearby.  We'd hear a snap, then an immediate thunder clap.  We just about jumped out of our skins!

Now, this was long ago, so I can't really say what the thing did, but I suspect it had something to do with testing the ability of transformers to pass a high-energy voltage spike to ground without doing any damage.  Lightning doesn't have to hit a line to induce a spike.  Just being nearby is enough.  I think if it arced inside a transformer, it would eventually overheat and burn.