Re: New 8 second long 550 kV Power Arc

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Original poster: DRIEBEN-at-midsouth.rr-dot-com 

Hi Mike,

I'm not so sure that the amount of linear power arc is a
direct linear progression in relation to the available power
(doubling power doubles the arc length). If the same princi-
ple for sreamers length applies here, then the drawn arc length
would increase proportionately to the square of the input power.
If this were the case, then that would limit the drawn arc length
of a 25 MVA arc to around a more believable 84 ft.

David Rieben

----- Original Message -----
From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2003 8:27 am
Subject: Re: New 8 second long 550 kV Power Arc

 > Original poster: "RIAA/MPAA's Worst Nightmare"
 > <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com>

 > >
 > Wonder how far it would have spread otherwise? Assuming 3.5
 > kVA/foot and a
 > 50A arc, that woulda been over 7000 ft. Too bad the breaker
 > popped. Of
 > course I noticed the green glow of burning copper in the switch
 > electrodes.I guess it might have popped anyway once it destroyed
 > the reactor (or
 > something else) with such an arc and directly shorted to ground
 > somewherelong before a mile was reached.
 >
 >
 >