>>Could you explain, what practical use a Tesla coil has? Other than:
>>- Scaring little children
>>- popping small animals
>>- lighting up flourescent tubes a few meters away
>>- getting the attention of the FCC
>>
>>-Jason
> Why does everyone assume that when someone wishes to experiment with
> high
> voltage, pulsed current, etc. that the product of such an experiment is
> always
> used in a negligent fashion?
It was sarcastic humour, lighten up. After all, those are the things people tend to do with the tesla coils I've seen. Oh, forgot to mention;
- Making a lot of wee little holes in a sheet of paper.
- Making them V-shaped things, that look really cool.
- Disabling all the computers at a science-fair.
> High voltage and other projects are always
> good
> for teaching about electricity.
True, I can remember a story about an electronics teacher who was teaching his class about the dangers of high-voltage and said never to stick a screwdriver into a TV (while power was on). He just happened to have said tool in his hand and a TV nearby and managed to zap himself good while he was speaking.
I'm pretty sure they [the students] were pretty careful after that!
> If you can not think of any uses for High Voltage Tesla Coils other than
> the
> ones you stated above, then YOU shouln't be contributing your comments.
Take it with a bit of salt please! I asked because I didn't know and you still haven't given me any examples of what a tesla coils would be used for.
