Re: Simple Spark Gap Designs

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Original poster: "Hydrogen18" <hydrogen18-at-hydrogen18-dot-com> 

Those plans are pretty outdated. As mentioned saltwater is the preffered
interior AND outer conductor because it so perfectly contact the dielectric.
It has resistance, but I measured the resistance of one side of a 5 gallon
bucket to another and it was 120 ohms when filled with high concentration
saltwater(so strong that if it was hot and contacted you the salt would eat
away at the lower layers of skin just burned away).

---Eric
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 > Original poster: Gregory Hunter <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Your question is a bit of a puzzle. A single jar can
 > probably tolerate several thousand volts without
 > puncturing. Instead of messing around with jars, I
 > suggest you use one or more beer bottles. Cover the
 > outside with foil, and use strong saltwater for the
 > inner plate. A plastic champaigne cork makes a perfect
 > stopper. A single 12oz bottle will yield 750-900pF. A
 > six-pack in parallel is good for 5nF.
 >
 > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg/bottles.jpg
 >
 > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg/bottle.htm
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 > --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >  > Original poster: "Greg McCoy" <gemccoy-at-nbnet.nb.ca>
 >  >
 >  > Ok. My only other question is: if I am using the
 >  > Leyden jar seen here:
 >  > http://home.houston.rr-dot-com/molerat/ind3.htm and an
 >  > NST, how many jars would
 >  > I need approximately per, say, 1 KV.
 >  >
 >  > Greg
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >
 > =====
 > Gregory R. Hunter
 >
 > http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg
 >
 >
 >