RE: and oddity or a normality?

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz> 

On 1 Dec 2003, at 8:10, Tesla list wrote:

 > Original poster: "Philip Brinkman" <peeceebee-at-mindspring-dot-com>
 >
 > I have seen that before...can't remember where, but it's a good thing,
 > it shows the actual energy field where the transfer from the primary
 > to the secondary is occuring, if it goes all the way to the top of the
 > secondary then that is proper coupling.

I can't agree with that assertion. Corona = losses. It also indicates
the electric field strength at various points, not coupling or energy
transfer. It is a possible harbinger of doom for the secondary if the
power input is upped significantly.

Malcolm


 >
 >  > [Original Message]
 >  > From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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 >  > Date: 11/30/2003 2:10:08 PM
 >  > Subject: and oddity or a normality?
 >  >
 >  > Original poster: "Christopher 'CajunCoiler' Mayeux"
 >  <cajuncoiler-at-cox-dot-net> > > A couple of hours after first light, it was
 >  finally dark enough > outside that I could finally fire it up again,
 >  and see all that > the streamers were doing, big and small. > >
 >  That's when I noticed something that intrigued me severely... there >
 >  was a constant corona discharge going on, between the top secondary >
 >  winding and the strike rail.  Not intense enough to form a full-on >
 >  streamer, but more of a lavender glow, that was all the way around >
 >  like an electric veil/curtain. > > Is this a common phenomenon?  Or
 >  am I seeing something rare? > --- > Christopher 'CajunCoiler' Mayeux
 >  > http://www.cajuncoiler.tk >
 >
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