From: "Tesla list" To: Subject: Re: Golka Photos Date: Monday, April 04, 2005 10:02 PM Original poster: Terry Fritz Hi, At 07:03 PM 4/4/2005, you wrote: >All, >In the new photos Mike posted, the picture labeled "Inside Building View >Coil At Climax Mine Leadville Co.jpg" appears to show the coil built on >top of a raised floor, maybe as much as 2 feet off the ground. Someone had >mentioned that the coil may have suffered from some parasitic losses due >to being on the ground. >Paul Brodie >Think Positive > 2 feet my seem like a lot to "us", but for a 51 foot diameter primary that is real close. If you scale 51 feet to two feet, then 2 feet becomes 1/2 inch off the ground!! I think Tesla's original coil was on a sandstone ledge that might have been a darn good insulating platform. Very possible wet ground in LeadVille sucking up the primary power was the cause of the poor performance reported. BTW - I see Bob even made the tower!!! http://www.hot-streamer.com/mike2004/150_Feet_Tower_At_Climax_Mine_Leadville_CO.jpg Cheers, Terry