Re: 12 MV 100 years ago

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

On 16 May 2003, at 11:17, Tesla list wrote:

 > Original poster: "Rikard Titus by way of Terry Fritz 
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rikard_titus-at-hotmail-dot-com>
 >
 > 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 .

It comes from a theoretical angle - the Q of the circuit and the
supposition that it is driven in CW mode (which it wasn't). I doubt
very much if it could have got close even in CW mode as there was
insufficient ROC to prevent sparks breaking out well before the 12MV
figure could be reached.

Malcolm