Re: Break down voltage of pop bottles

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Subject: Re: Break down voltage of pop bottles
From: "Mad Coiler" <tesla_coiler-at-hotmail-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 12:01:03 -0700
Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

Chris,

For my first coil I used many of the 20 oz Mountain Dew 'Quick Slam' 
botlles, which I assume are the same material and thickness as the 2L's? 
I ussed a 10kV 23mA Obit and a single bottle thickness would usuually 
fail in about 20 seconds of use. I then put two banks in series and only 
once had a faliure again, and that was due to corona. I must say I never 
had great success with plastic botles, but the corona climbing up the 
walls of the bottles was really neat.

Tristan Stewart (KC2EBM)

>Original Poster: "chris morgan" <crmorgan-at-hotmail-dot-com> 
>
>Can anyone tell me the break down voltage of soda pop bottles?  I'm 
>talking of the 2-litre variety.  I fave some trnsfmrs,4KV,9KV,12KV, and 
>15KV.  So I could come close enuf, but if one of you guys could save me 
>the trouble, that would be great.
>
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