Re: break-rate/power tests over weekend

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• Subject: Re: break-rate/power tests over weekend
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 19:09:03 -0700
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

HI John,
        Most interesting and informative data thanks!

> Original Poster: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com 
> 
> All,
> 
> Over the weekend, I decided to tackle the input power question again
> for various break-rates.  My questions were; is my wattmeter accurate
> at high break-rates, and how efficient are the high break rates?  To 
> find the answer, I first "calibrated" a thermocouple ammeter using a 
> resistive load instead of a Tesla coil.
<snip>

Your tests indicate to me that where a significant amount of energy 
storage is not available at the top electrode, sparklength is heavily 
dependent on output voltage. I think that relates well to my sshot 
tests in the past. My approach to further tests of this would now be 
to start with a small topload and known Ep and increase both to keep 
Vout more-or-less constant while observing changes in sparklength.

Cheers,
Malcolm 

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