Re: Solid state spark length record?

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• Subject: Re: Solid state spark length record?
• From: gbyrd-at-aros-dot-net (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 17:07:52 -0600
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At 02:58 PM 4/16/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Original Poster: "Gary Johnson" <gjohnson-at-ksu.edu> 
>
>Who holds the record for spark length to a grounded object from a solid
>state driven Tesla coil?  I hit 57 inches recently before a group of over 50
>people. I was direct driving an Extra coil at about 2 sparks per second with
>an IGBT inverter.
>
>Gary Johnson
>

Very impressive Gary! The longest I have produced is about 20", give or
take a few inches. Why don't you give us a link to a photo?

Duane A Bylund

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