Re: Coil Experiments in Austin

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Subject: Re: Coil Experiments in Austin
From: "Robert W. Stephens" <rwstephens-at-headwaters-dot-com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 19:25:57 -0500
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> Date:          Wed, 12 Feb 1997 23:25:34 -0700
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> Subject:       Re: Coil Experiments in Austin
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> Subscriber: MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz Wed Feb 12 23:06:37 1997
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 10:37:17 +1200
> From: Malcolm Watts <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Coil Experiments in Austin
> 
> Earlier I wrote in reply to Greg Leyh:
> 
> > > I hope to do so by bootstrapping the secondary with a 100 kJ, 25 kV bank
> > > of capacitors, fed by a 100 kVA capacitor charging power supply.  In this
> > > way whenever the streamer connects solidly with a grounded object, the
> > > caps will disruptively discharge thru the arc, followed by 100 kW of CW from
> > > the DC power supply.  Then when the streamer breaks away or is interrupted,
> > > then the power supply will recharge the caps.
> > > 
> > > Any comments regarding the feasibility of this setup will be appreciated.
> > 
> > Ball lightning production could be on perhaps. Any chance that the 
> > caps will charge to destruction? I guess you'll be isolating the 
> > charging supply with chokes?
> 
> A further thought: some of the discharge current from the caps will 
> end up in the primary. It might matter.
> 
> Malcolm

Malcolm and Greg,

That's a good observation Malcolm, it certainly could matter I think!  Sounds 
like, at a minimum, safety gaps across the tank circuit capacitor(s) 
would be a good idea Greg.  

rwstephens