Re: this was probably really stupid

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Original poster: "Paul Marshall" <klugmann-at-hotmail-dot-com> 

There is actually a 1,000,000 v Transmission line that runs from Canada to 
the US. Westinghouse manufactured the transformers.




Paul S. Marshall





>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: this was probably really stupid
>Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 17:02:42 -0600
>
>Original poster: Edward Wingate <ewing7-at-rochester.rr-dot-com>
>
>Tesla list wrote:
> >
> > Original poster: Mike <megavolts61-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
> >
> >  >Adam
> >      A Power line is limited to about 345kV to avoid corona formation
> > whereas a Tesla coil produces corona and promotes leader formation
> > intentionally.   Now if there is a coiler somewhere in south central
> > Florida(lightning capital of the USA) who can build one in a large open
> > field and can make a very good ground (which seems to be harder than
> > expected here in North Florida - cannot assume a 160 ft deep well casing
> > will actually make a good ground here strangely enough),  and finally could
> > set up some kind of tower that it at least as tall as a big power
> > line.....who know's?     Any coilers in Florida have some money to burn for
> > the sake of the ultimate spark length record?
> > Amusingly,
> > Mike
>
>Mike,
>
>Not true about the power line voltage. There are a good number of 500
>and 765 KV AC transmission lines and +/-500 KV DC transmission lines in
>the US and they are experimenting with UHV AC lines up to 2.25 MV!
>"Voltage levels of AC transmission circuits vary from 34,500 to
>2,250,000 volts" quote from page 4-10 in The Lineman's and Cableman's
>Handbook/ eighth edition
>
>Ed Wingate RATCB
>