Re: Long, Continuous, Steady Streamer Phenomena

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Original poster: "S Gaeta by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <sgtporky-at-prodigy-dot-net>

Hi Dan,

They seem to be encouraged by round, and extreamly smooth toploads. I don't
think power is an issue. I got streamers like this from my 810 watt medium
sized coil that normally produced 1 yard streamers at the time. I used a
brass bed post on top of a torroid to induce the effect. I have not tried
this again since I switched to the rotary. Since rotary operation is
smoother, I might get even better results if I try it again.

In case anyone was wondering if I was kidding about my stubborn Shiitake
kit, It finally started producing mushrooms three days after I used it as a
topload for my mini coil! I stuck wire discharge points into the kit so that
the streamers wouldn't burn the mycelium. I see an omelete in my near
future!

Truely Mad indeed!,
Sue

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Subject: Long, Continuous, Steady Streamer Phenomena


 > Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>
 >
 > Was wondering if anyone else had the following streamers at least with
their
 > mini coils.  I find that every once in awhile if a streamer breaks out on
an
 > extremely smooth portion of the toroid, that
 > the streamer will appear to remain in one (at least visibly)
 > steady-continuous streamer which seems to slightly "glide" across the
toroid
 > surface.  These streamers typically live for up to 2-10 seconds at a time
 > and are EXTREMELY impressive looking compared to typical streamers.
 >
 > Anyone know what the theory of action of these long-living streamers
are????
 > I know Gary Laus minicoil frequently produces them as well as my mini coil
 > now.  However, I don't think I've ever seen
 > them occur on larger tesla coils.
 >
 > The Captain
 >