RE: Manometer

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Original poster: "Ted Gill by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tgill-at-sincom-dot-com>

Hi,

Here's the conversion factor

1 inch of water = 0.03612729055 pounds per square inch

Cheers,
Ted

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 20:04
 > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 > Subject: Manometer
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "J. B. Weazle McCreath by way of Terry Fritz
 > <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <weazle-at-hurontel.on.ca>
 >
 >
 > Hello Coilers,
 >
 > I finally got around to rigging up a manometer to measure the pressure in
 > my hyperbaric gap.  I used "oxygen tubing" that I obtained from a doctor
 > friend and made a U loop of about 18 inches secured to a piece of wood.
 >
 > I put some water in the tube, marked the static position, then turned on
 > the vaccuum cleaner compressor.  Much to my amazement, it proceeded to
 > blow the water completely out of the tube!  I've obviously got a lot
 > more pressure than I thought!!
 >
 > Does anyone know what the relationship between inches of water and actual
 > pressure in PSI is?  I know what it is for mercury, since altimeters and
 > barometers commonly use it, but I can't find any info on water.
 >
 > 73, Weazle, VE3EAR/VE3WZL
 >
 > Details of my "Hyperbaric Gap" and Tesla coil are at:
 > http://www.hurontel.on.ca/~weazle
 >
 >