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RE: Getting to the limit with an NST powered SGTC

Original poster: "Ian McLean" <ianmm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>Are they blue/white or purple?  Blue/white is good, purple
> is not so good.

They are a purple color.  The strikes to the strike rail were blue.  Why is
this not so good?  I kinda thought it looked cool.  I guess blue/white means
more current is flowing?

Ian

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> Original poster: <dgoodfellow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:37 PM
> Subject: Re: Getting to the limit with an NST powered SGTC
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> >Are they blue/white or purple?  Blue/white is good, purple
> is not so good.
>
>
> I'm very curious now, what is a purple streamer telling us? I
> only see a
> bright blue or whitish color if the arc is hitting ground,
> otherwise my
> free air sparks are kind of a royal blue, bordering on
> purple. At least
> that's the way they photograph!
>
> Dave Goodfellow
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>