Re: Lowered Expectations

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• Subject: Re: Lowered Expectations
• From: "Dr. Resonance" <Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 17:15:20 -0700
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

to: Jimmy

120 volts is not enough potential to ionize the air across a small sparkgap.
Around 2.5 - 3 kV is usually the absolute minimum potential required for a
classic spark gap.  Most experimenters use neon sign transformers with
around 12 - 15 kV for efficient spark gap type TC's

Regards,

Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net


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Date: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 2:08 AM
Subject: Lowered Expectations


>Original Poster: "JimmyD" <jim_del-at-email.msn-dot-com>
>
>
>Is there any reason one couldn' build a Spark Gap Tesla Coil setup using
>120v line voltage?
>
>
>I know everybody's trying to have the biggest, but what are the limitations
>of going smaller?
>
><< Jim >>
>

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