Re: Win tesla

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Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Hi All,

I sent a reply to this but never saw it post. I'm in agreement with Allan here.
In the reply (which I didn't see post), I stated that I had looked at the
original message incorrectly assuming a total gap voltage when the original
email stated a per gap voltage. That changed everything for me and now
understood why Gary was questioning the gap. I also asked if the originator of
this thread could verify if WinTesla was identifying the total or per gap
value.

So if the originator didn't get my first reply (as I didn't), hopefully you can
verify this for us (me).

Thanks,
Bart

Tesla list wrote:

>
> Original poster: "Allanh by way of Terry Fritz
<mailto:twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <mailto:allanh-at-starband-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
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tesla list" <mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com><tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: <mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com><tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Win tesla
> 
> 
>    
>>
>> Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz by way of Terry Fritz     
>
> <mailto:twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <mailto:acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br><acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>   
>>
>> Tesla list wrote:     
>>>
>>> Original poster: "D.C. Cox by way of Terry Fritz
>>> <mailto:twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"       
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>> <mailto:resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com><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.       
>>
>> 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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