Original poster: "Malcolm Watts" <m.j.watts@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi Jim, Terry,
On 2 Jul 2005, at 17:06, Tesla list wrote:
> Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> At 02:59 PM 7/2/2005, Tesla list wrote:
> >Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >Hi All,
> Longer sparks will, in general, be created by a higher power source,
> which will have a larger Topload C, which will have higher currents,
> which will make a larger diamter spark channel, but I doubt that
> channel diameter has enough effect on C.
>
> More "furry offshoots" on longer streamers?
>
>
> of the streamers.
Piecewise approximations do seem a bit suspicious. I suspect there is
a curve related to a "finger" area at the tip of the easily visible
streamers. I am reminded of the ball of barely visible streamers I
once saw emanating from a spherical topload with no defined spark
channel.