Re: Power versus Spark Length

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Power versus Spark Length
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 05:00:54 -0500
Approved: tesla-at-stic-dot-net


From: 	Malcolm Watts[SMTP:MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz]
Sent: 	Thursday, July 17, 1997 3:12 PM
To: 	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: 	Re: Power versus Spark Length

RE:

> From:   John H. Couture[SMTP:couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net]
> Sent:   Wednesday, July 16, 1997 11:47 PM
> To:     Tesla List
> Subject:    Re: Power versus Spark Length
> 
> At 01:19 PM 7/13/97 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> >From:  FutureT-at-aol-dot-com[SMTP:FutureT-at-aol-dot-com]
> >Sent:  Saturday, July 12, 1997 3:20 AM
> >To:    tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> >Subject:   Power versus Spark Length
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------
> 
>   John -
> 
>   Note that the square law relationship may only hold for a particular coil
> at a certain wattage. This relationship would vary when the following
> parameters are changed:
> 
>   1. Increasing/decreasing the Tesla primary voltage would increase/decrease
> the spark length.
> 
>   2. Increasing/decreasing the secondary coil inductance would
> increase/decrease the spark length.

Why?
 
>   3. Increasing the length of the secondary wire beyond a certain length
> would overload the power transformer and reduce the spark length.

What? 

>   4. The spark length is longer with pole type transformers compared to neon
> transformers because the pole type can be changed to produce a variety of
> short circuit wattage outputs.

What possible bearing does the type of power transformer have on a TC 
if it is delivering the same power to the primary at the same 
voltage??

<snip of commercial bit>
Malcolm