RE: spark length formula needed*

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Original poster: "John H. Couture by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <couturejh-at-mgte-dot-com>


J. Whyte -

The TC spark length from the secondary terminal is dependent on many
variables. The most important are input watts, Tesla primary voltage, and
secondary coil inductance. The JHCTES Ver 3.3 TC computer program uses these
three variables to determine the output spark length shown by the computer.
You may want to compare the Ver 3.3 spark length with formulas that you
find. However, keep in mind that TC spark length is a somewhat random output
for comparing Tesla coils.

The Ver 3.3 program is an on-line program and is at the following web site

     www.mgte-dot-com

Click on Tesla and then JHCTES

John Couture

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-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 4:07 PM
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Subject: spark length formula needed*


Original poster: "J Whyte by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<xoom321-at-hotmail-dot-com>

Is their a way of determining spark length via mathmatical formula.

I am suspicious of the TC calculator: I keep getting 226" (18.83 ft) for
spark length for a quadruple MOT power supply with a 115 nF as my tank cap.

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