RE: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)

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Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:44:14 -0400
From: Crispy <crispy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Laser and tesla coil (fwd)

Is using a laser the only way to guide HV?  Would it be possible to do
something like, say, fill a supersoaker with saltwater and connect a hv
supply to the tank?  Would the resulting stream effectively conduct
current?  I think it could be an interesting idea if it would work.

Chris

On Sat, 2007-08-11 at 15:01 -0600, Tesla list wrote:
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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)
> 
> Tomas,
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> -Aron
> 
> 
> 
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> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 10:49 AM
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> 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)
> 
> Hi Tomas,
> 
> 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
> 
> 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.
> 
> 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
> >
> >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
> He-Ne 
> >or semiconductor laser is not enough-higher power is needed. Did anyone
> 
> >tried?
> >
> >Tomas
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