RE: Jacobs ladders

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Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>

Hello Ion-Boy

The arc is air that has been excited by electric current to a state of being
incandescent. The heated air rises because it is less dense than the
surrounding air.

Godfrey Loudner

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> Sent:	Tuesday, November 06, 2001 4:20 PM
> To:	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject:	Re: Jacobs ladders
> 
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <PeterCGMN-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> This helps but how much power does one need? In my coil I have a
> transformer that puts out 6500 volts, would that be sufficent? I was also
> wondering if anyone could tell me what causes the arc to move up the
> elements? I have always wondered this.
> 
> 73,Kcoion,"Ion-Boy"
> 
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