Voltage/Length (fwd)

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• Subject: Voltage/Length (fwd)
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• Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 17:20:31 -0600
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From:  Bill Lemieux [SMTP:gomez-at-netherworld-dot-com]
Sent:  Thursday, January 22, 1998 10:26 AM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: ReVoltage/Length (fwd)

Mr. Couture wrote:

>   However, if a voltage divider is connected to the sec terminal, a voltage
> can be obtained. My guess is that a coil with a 60 inch spark at no load
> would give a voltage of about 300 KV with the proper divider. This could
> vary considerably depending on the total impedance of the divider.

What about strikes to a divider?  If a divider's HV terminal were to
receive a strike at near-maximum arc length, can we not assume that the
loading on the seconday will be relatively low due to the resistance of
the arc channel?  Under such a condition, I would assume that the
voltage delivered to the HV terminal of the divider would be very close
to the voltage at the secondary HV terminal, minus quite a bit of
current.

Discussion?

-Gomez


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