Re: Spark gap spacing?

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

Hi Nolan,

See:

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

A 7.5 kVRMS transformer has a peak voltage of 7.5 x 1.414 = 10.607kV which
is the number you want to use.  Extrapolate the numbers between 10 and 15kV
in the chart to get the distances for 10.607kV.

Cheers,

	Terry


At 05:12 PM 1/22/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>    Hello evryone I was just woundering if some one knows the exzact spacing
>between spark gap electrods for 7.5KV Perhaps some one has a data sheet on
>various voltages on breakdown distances, or maybe a formula? Thanks a bunch!
>
>Sincerely,
>Nolan Moore
>