Re: exploding wire

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Original poster: "JT Bowles" <jasotb@xxxxxxxxxxx>

How much of a difference in performance does using an RF secondary ground make?
Can using a crappy ground, verses a great ground, affect voltage 
output dramatically?

> From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: exploding wire
> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 20:54:16 -0600
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> Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> approx 3 kJ/ft of wire, so you should be able to blow up a 35 ft 
> long wire approx #28 AWG.
>
> I'm building up a 168 kV DC power supply using an X-ray xmfr to 
> charge up a 200 kV  one uF capacitor bank for our open house 
> explosions on Sept. 9th. See you there!
>
> Dr. Resonance
>
>
> > I have a 25kv 330uf cap bank (103,000 joules) I wonder how big a 
> > wire I could use..