Re: Eithernet Vs. Tesla Coil...

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

On 20 Mar 2002, at 18:34, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> 
> 
> Hi all,
>   I've got a deticated room for my coiling and other mayhem. Would it be
> feasable to build a faraday cage to run the coil in? I've got 20 - 30 old
> window screens (something like 5' X 8'.. they're pretty big) laying around.
> They're pretty old  so the screen material is actually brass or something
(not
> that plasticy stuff). Would this work? (And have the whole thing tied to RF
> ground.. ) 

My personal preference would be to tie the cage to a non-active 
ground - i.e. one that doesn't have tens if not hundreds of amps at 
RF frequencies running through it.

Regards,
Malcolm
 
> Coiling in Pittsburgh
> Ben McMillen 
> 
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> >  wrote:  
> > Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz " 
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> > Tesla list wrote: 
> > > 
> > > Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz 
> > " 
> > > 
> > > Hi all, 
> > > Having also been responsible for a "lost" hub port (cat 5E 
> > > cable) I propose just one solution: unplug everything, both ends. 
> > > Printers and any peripheral imaginable is at risk. The cables act 
> > > like aerials. 
> > > 
> > > Malcolm 
> > > 
> >
> > I'd add make that everything! Every external connection and, if the 
> > power cord doesn't unplug, coil it up and put it under the device. 
> > Also, if you're like me it would help a lot to tag every cable so you cn 
> > get it back where it came from.
> >
> > I can't imagine anyone trying to run anything sensitive anywhere near a 
> > TC.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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