Re: TC voltage?

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

For non uniform fields, spark length is NOT very well correlated to
voltage. It's more influenced by the source impedance and the field shape.

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Jason by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<jasonp-at-btinternet-dot-com>
> 
> TC voltage isnt really done in volts - it is done in inches :) a good start
> is the square root of the power x 1.2 if its badly made, and the square root
> of the power x1.7 if its well made. You can generally work on 30KV/inch, so
> for a foot its about 300KV, for 3 feet its about 1MV... you get the idea.
> 
> Best Regards,
> Jason
> 
> {UK Geek #1139 ¬ G-2}
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> > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <Beans45601-at-aol-dot-com>
> >
> > I am building a TC and I would like to have an estimate of the voltage it
> will
> > put out before I build it. It is a 15000 volt NST. The primary is going to
> have
> > 15 turns and the secondary is going to use 2 pounds of #24 magnet wire
> around a
> > 24" x 4.5 " PVC pipe. Is there an equation that I could use to find this
> out,
> > or, do I just have to guess?
> >
> >