Re: secondary question

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


The main detrimental factor is the powerful magnetic field.  The magnetic
field formed by the primary and secondary inductors tends to push the spark
away from the coil.  Richard Hull was able to use this principle to operate
a secondary inductor in a tiertiary fashion to produce a spark 13 times the
length of his secondary inductor --- with a little help from the magnetic
field.  This same principle can be used with magnets to help extinguish
(quench) the spark in the primary circuit.

Dr. Resonance

 >
 > I have seen plenty of coils in person and pictures that produce arcs much
 > longer than the length of the secondary coil. What prevents to voltage
from
 > the secondary from just arcing down it's own length? Its the shortest
path.