Re: Another question

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

3 inches is easy to get over a surface with fairly small voltage... even
though it would take 200 kV+ in a uniform gap, a mere 50-70 kV will do 3" in
a needle gap, and a lot longer over a surface.
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Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 8:34 PM
Subject: Another question


> Original poster: "Chris by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<chris-at-atomic-pc-dot-com>
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> Hi,
>
> Can someone explain to me, in non-EE terms, how the voltage in the TC
> primary can rise so high above the power transformer's rated output?
> Doesn't there have to be some extra induction taking place?  What causes
> it?  3 inch lightning bolts inside the capacitor box when I'm running
> "only 10 kV" are still puzzling me.  They sound like firecrackers going
> off  ... though I didn't yet go out and try closer spark gap settings...
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
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