Re: Highest secondary to spark length ratio?

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

In a message dated 1/19/04 11:53:21 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:


>I am interested in the longest sparks (hey - aren't we all) in comparison to
>the secondary winding length with a classic TC. Mine does 96 inches for a
>secondary of 32 inches ie ratio of 3 times. I have heard of ratios up to 5
>times but have not seen any documentation of this. Has anyone got pictures
>of coils pushed to higher ratios that show the distances clearly? (I need a
>new desktop background).
>
>Cheers
>Peter (Tesla Downunder)


Peter,

My 6" coil, quite similar to yours, does 104" sparks with a 27.6" winding 
length for a ratio of 3.77.

Ed Sonderman