Re: Electric Waterfall

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Original poster: "John Richardson by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jprich-at-up-dot-net>

Hi Dan,

I'm thinking that the small plate is designed small and sharp to promote the
propagation of extreme corona.  The corona will then glide over the
insulating glass plate, and try to find the best source of ground, which
will be the grounded bottom plate.  A large coil is required to allow the
arcs to make the distance to the ground plane, and to allow them to cascade
around the perimeter of the entire device.  Ultimately the effect will look
similar to a waterfall in a darkened room with enough power applied.  Have
to see if DC agrees with this description or not.

John Richardson
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Subject: Re: Electric Waterfall


 > Original poster: "Dan Reinders by way of Terry Fritz
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <danreind-at-shaw.ca>
 >
 > Hello D.C.
 >
 > Forgive my ignorance, but I personally don't see what you're trying to do
 > ;).  I figure I'll ask for those who don't want to look foolish, being
 > willing to take the hit myself, lol.
 >
 > Could you explain how this works physically, what it could be expected to
 > look like and how this is affected by the size of the coil it is attached
 > too?  How does this translate into 5' arcs?  How is this different from
 > arcing to a grounded plate from the toroid?
 >
 > Thanks,
 >
 > Dan Reinders
 > ----- Original Message -----
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 > Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 9:34 AM
 > Subject: Re: Electric Waterfall
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "John Richardson by way of Terry Fritz
 > <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jprich-at-up-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  > DC,
 >  >
 >  > I see what you're trying to do.  Looks like it would be pretty
 > spectacular.
 >  > Would it be possible to run the high tension lead up an insulated
center
 >  > support, for a cleaner look on the top, or would that put it into too
 > close
 >  > a proximity to the grounded plate?  Don't suppose you've got any
pictures
 >  > that Terry could post?
 >  >
 >  > Thanks,
 >  > John Richardson
 >  >
 >  >  > Hi All,
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Here is that scan ;-))
 >  >  >
 >  >  > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/DC-COX--ElectricWaterfall.jpg
 >  >  >
 >  >  > Cheers,
 >  >  >
 >  >  >          Terry
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > >I've designed and been testing a unique attachment for any Tesla
coil
 >  > that
 >  >  > >produces a spark of 5 ft or longer.  I call it the "Electric
 > Waterfall".
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > >If any members have a medium size or larger coil send me a SASE and
I
 >  > will
 >  >  > >send you the plans.  It looks spectacular hookup up to a Tesla coil
 > and
 >  > is
 >  >  > >relatively easy to fabricate.
 >  >  > >
 >  >  > >Dr. Resonance
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >