Re: 12 MV 100 years ago

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>

Rik,

Many of the claims for Tesla's work are inflated.  Many of the claims
and calculations fail to consider the phenomenon of spark-growth
over successive gap firings.  It is more likely that Tesla's Colorado
Magnifier's peak voltages were closer to 1 MV.

John

>Some sources say that Tesla reached voltages like 12 MV using  his
>magnifier in Colorado Springs.
>In his diary (Colorado Springs Notes) he only refers to potentials like 3-4
>MV on two occasions.
>Was his giant magnifier supposed to work differently than we anticipate
>today and where does that 12 MV figure come from?
>Thanx for suggestions and comments .
>
>-Rik
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