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>"Can't build a tesla coil in your garage either." What the hell? You are joking, right?

• ktizo 15y ago
  It doesn't appear so, although it could be an extremely advanced form of satire.
• ricardobeat 15y ago
  You can, if you want to, but it could run you into a lot of trouble. That's not the point.
  • burgerbrain 15y ago
    No, it would not... Give me a break. I pray that Poe's Law is in out in full force here.
    • ricardobeat 15y ago
      We're probably not picturing the same thing here. How about a nuclear reactor? A 100kw transmitter? Does that help? Want me to draw it? Nice way to stray from the argument while being an ass. We're not even discussing anything related to free software anymore.
      • burgerbrain 15y ago
        Exactly how much power to you think a tesla coil uses...? O.o Also, the primary reasons you cannot run (most kinds) of nuclear reactors in your garage have nothing to do with your power company (this said, if you do want to run your own powerplant and sell power back to the grid, you are more than free to do so... If you don't care about plugging yourself into the grid then you are even more free to do so). Similarly, FCC regulations on transmitter power are also questionably related. "We're not even discussing the issue of free software anymore" Thanks to your confused analogies, and what I'm not perceiving as some pretty fundamental misconceptions about basic electronics, yes... If you are going to attempt to argue your point with an analogy, and your analogy is broken, expect to be called out. That is just common sense.
        • ricardobeat 15y ago
          10kv is not something I'd consider safe in a household. That's throwing the baby out with the bathwater. I don't think this attitude is healthy around here - I'm not a native english speaker, and I know shit about electronics - the argument was completely ignored while I was hung out to dry because of a bad analogy.
          • ktizo 15y ago
            Do yourself a favour and learn about electronics then before starting to debate what is possible in electronics with people who design and build electronics. 'getting started in electronics' by forrest mims is not a bad starting point. 10kv can be perfectly safe and is in the same ballpark as the static charges you get from nylon sweaters. Also, funny you should mention nuclear reactors, there was a teenager on TED who built a fusion reactor in his garage who may be going to work at CERN.
            • ricardobeat 15y ago
              Sorry, I didn't realize this thread was about electronics.
              • burgerbrain 15y ago
                I think this explains a lot really...
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          • burgerbrain 15y ago
            The flyback transformers in large CRT televisions generate several times more than 10kV.
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