Eric - When you say you doubt their viability, do you mean the groups working on instituting Tesla's ideas - or do you mean Tesla's ideas specifically. I've been reading a lot of material about his idea's and they seem sound - but it appears that for financial reasons (that being the loss of) large institutions don't want his designs used. Am I way out of line here? I am by no means as knowledgeable as you all are, but I find your debates and ideas facinating. I thought you could shine a bit of light (and insight) on the Tesla issue for me. I know just enough to think Tesla's ideas sound wonderful - but not enough to have any clue about the pitfalls of his theory. I genuinely would like to understand. Please be patient with my persistent question . . .and enlighten me just a bit.
Jennfinn:
There are many Tesla groups working , but a Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com/ on them makes me dought their viability.[/QUOTE]