Re: 12 MV 100 years ago

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Original poster: "Gary Peterson by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <glpeterson-at-tfcbooks-dot-com>

 >  > . . .  I doubt very much if it could
 >  > have got close even in CW mode . . .

Tesla explains in NIKOLA TESLA ON HIS WORK WITH ALTERNATING CURRENTS
saying,

    In the plant in Colorado, my problem was to learn how to
    construct the apparatus and how to handle these enormous
    forces which it was necessary to control in a big industrial
    plant.  In these effects, I took a scientific interest and
    these photographs were intended to show to the world that it
    was not a dream, what I was doing.  That was the sole purpose,
    but I would not do that in a commercial plant.  It was simply
    to show the marvelous power that could be developed with the
    apparatus I had perfected.

Gary
www.tfcbooks-dot-com


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Subject: Re: 12 MV 100 years ago

 > 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 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
 >  >
 >  > 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
 >
 >