Re: High Voltage Question

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Original poster: "S & J Young by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <youngs-at-konnections-dot-net>

Hi Irrelative (please use a real name on this list),

Cal Tech used to have a high voltage lab which had a million volt power
transformer.  I witnessed the lab technicians draw amazing arcs which would
flash over at about 3 feet and could be drawn out to over 20 feet!  There is
no voltage limit in theory, just the practical limits of breakdown of
insulation.  One could cascade a few transformers for several million volts
if one had an almost unlimited budget
--Steve


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Subject: High Voltage Question


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Irrelative-at-aol-dot-com>
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> How high a voltage can someone create through simple turn ratios?  Is
there
> something (physical breakdown?) that prevents making transformers with
> megavolts?  Just curious...
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