Re: Measuring Streamer characteristics

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


We looked at streamer formation once with a high speed camera (film type) at
it usually takes 150 to 200 uSec to get average peak length.  This was over
12-15 cycles of 3 uSec burst peaks.  Lots of ion formation is required to
grow the spark.

Dr. Resonance

 >
 > >Original poster: "Bob (R.A.) Jones" <a1accounting-at-bellsouth-dot-net>
 > >
 > >  Hi all,
 > >
 > >snip
 > >
 > >Does any one know if you can form a long streamer on the first peak or
does
 > >it always require several cycles?
 > >
 > >  Bob
 >
 > All,
 > I can say, that with my Solid State Disruptive TC, 1 bang doesn`t bring
 > much neither in length nor light.
 > I am not the analytical type, so I don`t have a chart over bangs/length
but
 > to get to the max. streamer length you need several bangs.
 > I saw the same behaviour in Steve Connor`s OLTC at the Derby Teslathon,
but
 > then, he built my controller and my coil is a 1/2 scale model of his,
 > basically.
 >
 > Cheers, Finn Hammer
 >
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