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Re: Power versus Spark Length
From: Matthias Andersson[SMTP:tesla-at-ixx.se]
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Sent: Monday, July 14, 1997 10:47 AM
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Subject: Re: Power versus Spark Length
> From: Greg Leyh[SMTP:lod-at-pacbell-dot-net]
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 1997 10:46 PM
> To: Tesla List
> Subject: Re: Power versus Spark Length
>
> John Freau wrote:
>
>
> > Recent work with disruptive coils, and old work with tube coils, suggest
> > that the power required for a given spark length follows (more or less) a
> > simple direct square law.
> >
> > Two coils were built, each optimized for its input power level. One drew
> > 680 watts and gave a 42" spark, the other drew 2100 watts and gave a
> > 65" spark. The tube coil results followed a similar trend.
> >
> >
> > watts (wallplug) spark length
> >
> > 10.6 5 1/4"
> > 42.6 10 1/2"
> > 170 21"
> > 680 42" (actual)
> > 2100 65" (actual)
> > 8400 134"
> > 33.6 kW 268" (22 feet)
> > 67.2 kW (30.8 feet)
> > 134.4 kW (44 feet)
> > 537.6 kW (88 feet)
>
>
> Your curve appears to fit amazingly well to a number of widely spaced
> data points, both empirical and calculated.
>
> Two data points that I compared to this curve:
>
> watts (wallplug) spark length
>
> 28.5kW ~22' TC in Austin TX, with improved primary ckt
> 5.1 MW 270' From design set for a twin 85' coil system
This 5.1 MW coil, is it something that someone is going to build
or....?
Just curious because that would be one heck of a system!!
//Matt