Re: staccato CW RF envelope effects

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Original poster: "Peter Lawrence by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <Peter.Lawrence-at-Eng.Sun-dot-com>

John Freau,
           interesting data, so is running a VTTC continuously like the 
union of the different types of sparks you are observing at different 
portions of the AC power cycle.
-Pete Lawrence.

>  Using the rising half of the wave (from 0 to sine peak), I get dim,
>  long straight sparks 13" long(raspy sound).  Using the middle
>  portion, I get bright, long straightish sparks, 14" long.  Using the
>  final portion of the sine, I get dim, short, very branched sparks
>  6" long.  So this pretty much agrees
>  with some things that Bert H and Richie said about the effect of the 
>  RF envelope shape.  It seems the peak power must be there for 
>  some time to make the sparks bright.  Declining waveforms cause 
>  bad branching and short sparks.  One of the best arrangements was
>  when the middle portion was used, but with the rising portion
>  favored somewhat.  
>  
>  John Freau