Re: Sparks to Mid-Air (fwd)

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Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:50:57 -0600
From: resonance <resonance@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Sparks to Mid-Air (fwd)



Yes, it works all the way down to DC even.

With DC potentials, like on a Wimshurst generator, it's called a Trichel 
pulse.

Dr. Resonance
Resonance Research Corp.
www.resonanceresearch.com


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Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 9:36 PM
Subject: Sparks to Mid-Air (fwd)


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> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 21:40:18 -0500
> From: Crispy <crispy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Sparks to Mid-Air
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> Hello,
>
> This is something that's been bugging me for a while.  I like to
> understand things that I see and do, but I can't figure out how a Tesla
> coil can create sparks into mid-air.  You'd have to have some voltage
> generated in the air relative to the Tesla coil topload (I think), but
> how?  Is this dependent on the frequency at all?  Like, would a
> theoretical Tesla coil operating at a very low frequency still generate
> sparks into mid-air?
>
> Thanks,
> Crispy
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