Re: Sparklength inquiry

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: Sparklength inquiry
• From: "John H. Couture" <couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1998 23:00:00 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

At 04:55 PM 9/24/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Original Poster: Greg Leyh <lod-at-pacbell-dot-net> 
>
>> Original Poster: "John H. Couture" <couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net>
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>>   Greg -
>> 
>> Not true. Note that the Vs is a function of BPS in the equation
>>    Vs = sqrt(2 watts/(Cs BPS))
>> The spark lengths are for controlled sparks. Streamer sparks can be 
>> 2 to 3 times longer depending on the guestimate of the coiler.
>> 
>>   John Couture
>
>
>Again, the algebra is lacking here.  In the above equation,
>Vs would only be a function of BPS if the quantity "watts" 
>was a constant.  But since watts is an inverse function of
>BPS, the above equation simply reduces down to Vs = SQRT(2Es/Cs).
>
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  Greg -

  In the equation   Vs = SQRT(2Es/Cs)   how would you relate Es to the
input watts of the TC power transformer for the 1, 80, and 350 BPS?

  John Couture

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>Comments?
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>-GL
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