RE: Bang Size

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Original poster: "Luke" <Bluu-at-cox-dot-net> 

So could you have two systems designed to put out the same voltage at
the top load but one would actually have more energy so the arcs would
be about the same length but one would be a stronger brightrer arc?
Is that kind of like what you are saying?

Luke Galyan
Bluu-at-cox-dot-net

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Subject: Re: Bang Size

Original poster: Mddeming-at-aol-dot-com

In a message dated 1/16/04 8:45:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
Original poster: "Luke" <Bluu-at-cox-dot-net>

What exactly is meant by BANG SIZE?
I see it referred to as being separate from arc length.
Someone care to fill me in?

Luke Galyan
Bluu-at-cox-dot-net

Hi Luke,
      Simply put, Bang size is the amount of energy transferred each time

the spark gap fires. Bang size - primary circuit losses = energy
available
to the secondary on each break.

Matt D.