RE: Win tesla

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>

But just prior to gap breakdown, the gap voltage is charging at the mains
frequency, not RF.  I can't imagine using a 1.43" gap for a 12kV power supply.

Gary Lau
MA, USA


Original poster: "D.C. Cox by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>

The WinTesla program is correct.  RF currents in the 50 to 300 KHZ range
breakdown around 8.7 kV/in.

Dr. Resonance


> Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
>
> 8400V/inch sounds too low.  From the sphere breakdown voltage chart on
> Terry's site,
> http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/SGapVolt.jpg, two 2.5cm (1")
> spheres 0.58cm (0.228") apart would break down at 20kV peak.  Assuming
> voltage vs. distance is linear (which does not seem to be the case from
the
> chart), that comes out to 87.7kV per inch.  Maybe a decimal place error?
>
> Gary Lau
> MA, USA
>
> >Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <Rscopper-at-aol-dot-com>
> >
> >That WinTesla value is based on 8400 volts per inch.
> >12000/8400=1.43in
>
> >> >I've just started using the WinTesla program and I've noticed that the
> fixed
> >>> spark gap calculator is not giving the numbers that I would expect. I
> entered
> >>> 8 > gaps for a 12000 volt NST and it responded with 0.178 in/gap. This
> is far too
> >>> large.
>
>