Thread: Nikola Tesla
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Old 17th Oct 2017, 8:21 pm   #52
dave walsh
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Default Re: Nikola Tesla

I'm not sure that anyone knows the total power radiatedor/transmitted Neil [p50*] but Wikki says that the Wardenclyffe Tower built at Shoreham [New York..not along the coast from here!] had a coal fired AC Generator producing 200kv on the input! Going back to post 12* and mentioning Eric Laithwaite, I found myself talking to a chap on Sunday about the Trams that used to run along the Bexhill Sea Front.

Coincidentally, he was from Sussex University and had met Professor Laithwaite. The Prof turned up to demonstrate his levitating "train" [model] and required the use of the lecture room 3 Phase supply which had not been used recently, if at all. Being somewhat flambouyant and direct in manner, he then dramatically wound up the Variac to the max and blew the system.
The Tech on duty opened it up and the insulation had failed-Eric should have taken his time. Of course, those Japanese trains don't hang about either!

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