Re: Elementary Lecture

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• Subject: Re: Elementary Lecture
• From: Brandywine <brandywine-at-writeme-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 11:33:21 -0700
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

   No No No. Obviously sparks emanate from the point of highest potential.
But why
do they leap into thin air? No other device that I know of will fo this
except a
Tesla Coil. Somebody will say Oudin Coil . OK, TC and it's relatives?

Tesla List wrote:

> Original Poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>
>
> "If anybody has a good adult coiler answer to "why sparks come off the
> top",
> I'd be interested.
> Dave H."
>
>         Sure (as I'm sure many others have already told you).  "The
voltage is
> highest there!"  More exactly, the voltage gradient (volts/inch or
> whatever) which causes ionization is highest there.
>
> Ed

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