Re: Streamer length vs. power delivery time...

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <teslalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Hi Malcolm,

At 11:43 PM 6/19/2005, you wrote:
> HI Terry,
> ..............
>
> You asked about a model for Rp. Scope photos of single shot gap
> events clearly show it is dynamic current-dependent quantity (the
> linear ringdown). I have never liked the idea of using a fixed
> resistance in place of it and have seen nothing to make me change my
> mind. Without delving into it further the dynamic resistance is
> inversely proportional to current, possibly to some power. Sorry I
> can't help more at the moment.
>
> Malcolm

OK.  ScanTesla can easily be programmed with a dynamic Rp function of say 
current too ;-))

Cheers,

        Terry