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Re: Power source

From: Alex Feinman <>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 10:27:44 -0500

Steve Mann wrote:
> it is true indeed that an antenna, loop, or the like, does drain power
> (in the same way that a transformer draws more power from the primary when
> the secondary is loaded down), but that's still no excuse for the power
> company to irradiate people with power against their will.
> 
> shane's got a good point!
> 
> a while back some folks were even talking about setting up dummy loads,
> just to waste away power and create an incentive for those producing
> radiation to back off.

This time of year, I can think of a wonderful use to put the energy
to, too -- string up Christmas lights along the power lines... So -
does anyone have 10 miles of wire to spare?

How much energy? It seems to me it depends highly on how close your
coil is to the power line. I'll go think about V = ILxB some more.

Alex

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