Re: spark gap spacing

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi,

There is a spark gap voltage chart at:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/SGapVolt.jpg

Cheers,

	Terry

At 11:57 AM 6/10/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Nominal breakdown of air is 30-31 kV/cm in a uniform field.  In a sphere
>gap, it will be a bit lower (field is nonuniform) and in a needle gap,
>perhaps a third of that.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 11:31 AM
>Subject: Re: spark gap spacing
>
>
>> Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
><jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>
>>
>> Isnt the breakdown of air at 1000mb 1.1 kv/cm? Just an thought... must
>check
>> on that
>>
>
>