Re: Side-wise Vectors?????

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Original poster: "boris petkovic" <petkovic7-at-yahoo-dot-com> 




 > Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds"
 > <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >
 > Hi John,
 >
 > I think the "path of least resistance" is not to be
 > interpreted literally.
 > It also is dependent on magnetic fields which may
 > account for the cork screw
 > path.
 >
 > Gerry R.
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The effects of TC B-fields to secondary sparks paths
and shapes here is almost negligble.Especially in the
case of a disruptively operated coil,external E-fields
influence much more.
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 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "john cooper"
 > <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > All:  This is an old Q that won't go away, if
 > electricity can escape, what
 >  > path will it take?  If it's a cork-screw like
 > path, then which direction
 >  > will it take?  Of course the discharge will take
 > the path of least
 >  > resistance, but why does it 'turn'?  Here's an
 > interesting photo that
 >  > illustrates this:
 > http://www.tesla-coil-dot-com/images/1974_200.jpg, you
 > can
 >  > see the twisted path that the two lower strikes
 > take, both at about the
 >  > same time, maybe separated by 1/2 second (3 or 4
 > second exposure).
 >  >
 >  > Anyone that received my 1999 Christmas Card saw
 > another photo of this on
 >  > the back of it that showed two strikes, one cw,
 > the other ccw.  I think
 >  > Counter-Clock-Wise is the norm on this
 > hemisphere.
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > Cheers,
 >  >
 >  > John F. Cooper
 >  > Irvine, CA
 >  > www.Tesla-Coil-dot-com
 >  > www.FrankensteinsLab-dot-com
 >  >
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Regards,

Boris