Re: magnifier spark length

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Colin,

I "think" it still follows John Freau's spark length formula:

L = 1.7 x SQRT(input power)

Cheers,

         Terry


At 05:21 PM 12/28/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>hi all
>         iv been off list for a while but im now looking to get on and build
>more coils!been playin with fusion.
>ok heres my question.
>im looking to build a magnifier but my present equipment dtermines some of
>the parameters for me
>iam going to run a 50nf tank cap with a 10kv custom wound transfromer
>capable of say 4-5kva apart from that the rest is open to change i have an
>asrsg
>and other bits and pieces
>what spark length can i expect with these components if i maximise the rest
>of the design
>if this question can be answered
>many thanks
>colin heath