Re: Extending Streamer Reach

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Original poster: "Bert Hickman by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-net>

Robert,

Get a small tank of argon gas from a welding supply house. Put the small
tank on the top of your toroid and allow a stream of argon to shoot out
a small hose - the lower breakdown voltage of the argon will
significantly extend the length of your streamers...

-- Bert -- 

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Robert Loeb by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <loeb-at-kuentos.guam-dot-net>
> 
> Hello fellow coilers,
> Has any one been experimenting with Streamer focusing and control, I have
> been playing with the following methods;  1.  Using a stream of ionized to
> extend reach and 2.  Field manipulation by way of coiled hoops.  Can any one
> else offer other methods or suggestions to extending the reach of the
> streams?
> 
> Thanks.