Re: Win tesla

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Original poster: "Allanh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <allanh-at-starband-dot-net>

I think we have gotten off track from my original question.
The question concerns the gap size for use with a TC using various
transformers. Given the fact that a 12 Kv NST can barely jump a 1/2 inch
gap, why does the WinTesla program reccomend 1.43 inches? If the gap were
set that wide, nothing happens. I have tried it, it doesn't work.

allan

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Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: Win tesla


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> Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>
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> Tesla list wrote:
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> > Original poster: "D.C. Cox by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
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> > The WinTesla program is correct.  RF currents in the 50 to 300 KHZ range
> > breakdown around 8.7 kV/in.
>
> Hummm. All my references say that breakdown voltages are not affected
> by frequency until at least 300 MHz. And really, what would be the
> physical mechanism that changes the breakdown voltage of millimetric
> spark gaps in the kHz range, where wavelengths are in the km range?
>
> Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz
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