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 18 May 2003, at 9:56, Tesla list wrote:

 > Original poster: "Mike by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" 
<megavolts61-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > It comes from a theoretical angle - the Q of the
 > circuit and thesupposition 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
 >
 > I bet his Wardenclyffe design would get up to 12MV. I
 > agree his Co. Spgs. maggie couldn't due to the low ROC
 > in the tertiary coil.
 > Mike

In disruptive mode, it couldn't possibly have got there. A simple
check of primary energy vs secondary/extra capacitance tells the
story.

Malcolm