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Re: arc waves (Second Light) (fwd)





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Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 11:22:52 -0700
From: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: arc waves (Second Light)

DR.RESONANCE wrote:

> For the best "arc waves"
> use a ground rod that is completely vertical and rises from a horizontal
> plane equal to height of the Tesla discharge terminal to approx 3-4 feet
> above this horizontal plane.  Then the arc will strike the nearby vertical
> rod and quickly rise upward to produce the wave effect.

This observation shows clearly that the observed effect is the same of a
"Jacob's ladder". The hot ionized spark channel rises, because it is lighter
than cool air. Maybe it is possible to explore this effect to obtain very
long sparks, driving something as a large, well insulated, Jacob's ladder 
with a Tesla coil.

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz