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RE: Tesla Coil RF interference
Original poster: "Tom Luttrell PWRCOM" <tom-at-pwrcom-dot-com.au>
Garry, how are your coils earthed and what sort of spark gap are you
using?
This sounds like an excessive amount of EMI for a TC.
Tom.
> >Original poster: "Gary Weaver" <gary350-at-earthlink-dot-net>
> >I have noticed when I fire up my 10" coil it sets off motion detector
> >light, security alarm systems, causes TV interference for 5
> blocks it all
> >directions of my house. The neighbors security lights
> flash on and off.
> >I can hear several alarm systems going off all over the
> neighbor hood. I
> >took my portable 4" TC to work and fired it up and the
> telephone system was
> >static so loud it was like putting my ear up to the spark
> gap. Even the PA
> >system sounds like the spark gap amplified to 50 watts. I
> don't own a cell
> >phone so I was wondering what effect a TC has on a cell
> phone? Does it
> >have any effect on a cell phone at 20 ft, 50 ft, 100 ft???
> >
> >Gary Weaver