At 12:04 PM 08/12/1999 -0600, Tesla List wrote: >Original Poster: ARSONIST01-at-aol-dot-com > >> I >> turned off the power switch, unplugged the supply cord, walked over >> to the gap, and pushed the wires apart with a plastic rod. To my >> surprise a 4mm white spark snapped across the gap. > > Charge stored in in winding capacitance in the secondary, maybe? /John