Re: coil discharge color

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Original poster: "Matt Segal by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <segal3-at-linkline-dot-com>

In a Jacobs Ladder, it is only running off the current output of the NST,
and I've seen Jacobs Ladders run off 15/30s...only 30mA...I believe the
output of a TC is much higher than that.

~Matt Segal
Email - segal3-at-linkline-dot-com
Webpage - http://www.carbonOS-dot-com

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Subject: Re: coil discharge color


> Original poster: "Michael Rhodes by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rhodes-at-fnrf.science.cmu.ac.th>
>
> In a Jacobs Ladder there is sufficient current to heat
> the metal compounds (such as NaCl) to break it down
> and in effect burn it in the arc.  With a tesla coil I don't
> believe there is sufficient current on the top terminal (average
> power TC) to heat the compound to combustion.
>
> However, there are some interesting effects using gases that
> can be ionized by the streamers such as Argon.