"Cheating" was Re: The Tabletop Tesla Coil Showdown

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

Antonio brings up an excellent point.  Terry, are you going to drive to the 
top of Pike's Peak to do your test?  Air density there is almost half what 
it is at sea level, and, of course, your current 5000 ft (1500 m) elevation 
gives you a 20% or so advantage (perhaps this is why the GMHEI... cup is 
still yours??? )

Should spark length measurements be normalized to air density and/or 
breakdown field?

At 07:24 AM 10/10/2002 -0600, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>
>
>Tesla list wrote:
>
> > Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
><Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
>
> > Stay tuned for the final rules compilation...
>
>Just a note: spark or streamer length depends on the conditions of the
>air. Humidity makes a big difference, pressure (or altitude) too, and
>also temperature. So, these things should be mentioned when claiming
>spark lengths.
>
>Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz