Re: Highest secondary to spark length ratio?

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Original poster: "Richard Modistach" <hambone-at-dodo-dot-com.au> 

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

that's cool Ed, could you supply or link the rest of the specs
for your coil please? .

regards
richard
aus

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Subject: Re: Highest secondary to spark length ratio?


 > 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
 >
 >
 >