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Re: Stupid Question(From a different guy)



> Original Poster: ARSONIST01-at-aol-dot-com
>
> OK i know this sounds stupid..
>         But how do you measure your spark length? i can't imagine one going
> up to the Coil w/ a tape measure and letting sparks fly at him :Þ (unless you
> are suicidal or just plain stupid).

Alan,

    I think that probably the best action is to measure the distance to a
grounded wire, wall, etc. rather than the spark. I mean, if you hung a wire 10
inches above the coil, when sparks hit it you would know the spark is 10 inches
in length. I suppose that for the larger coils you'd have to use a grounded rod
or something, but the same theory applies of measuring distance between coil +
rod, then letting the sparks fly!

-David