Re: Sparks to Mid-Air (fwd)

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Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:51:10 -0500
From: Rich Winders <rwinders_3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Sparks to Mid-Air (fwd)


 

From what i know about Van degraff generators are that they have a strong
(+) or (-) Dc charge relative to  neutrual objects.when the charge one
the top load has a high enough voltage( these are constant current not
constant voltage). to dischagre  the built of energy by drawing enough
current(electrons) to balance the potiential diffrence. by discharging
all enery in one large streamer .. to a lets say ground rod (big arc)..
or disipate around the entire topload with corna(small streamers)

Is the same thing happening in a tc top load.. the bottom is grounded and
the top is charged.. so the charge disipates through the air .. or to
other objects??

 

Rich

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      From:  "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
      To:  tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
      Subject:  Re: Sparks to Mid-Air (fwd)
      Date:  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:12:32 -0700 (MST)
      >
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      >Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 21:21:03 -0500
      >From: Ken <kens.coil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
      >To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
      >Subject: Re: Sparks to Mid-Air (fwd)
      >
      >  http://capturedlightning/photos/HVStuff/VDG-Corona.jpg";  I
      fixt it for
      >you.....Ken@xxxxxxxxxxxx
      >
      >
      >----- Original Message -----
      >
      >
      >
      >From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
      >To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
      >Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 8:59 PM
      >Subject: Re: Sparks to Mid-Air (fwd)
      >
      >
      > >
      > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
      > > Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:13:44 -0700
      > > From: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
      > > To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
      > > Subject: Re: Sparks to Mid-Air (fwd)
      > >
      > > "The straight stick-like section of the
      > > discharge is an emerging leader, while the blue haze is
      actually
      > > countless microscopic streamers discharges feeding
      current into (and
      > > heating) the leader:
      >
      >
      > >
      http://capturedlightning/photos/HVStuff/VDG-Corona.jpg";  I
      fixt it for
      > > you.....Ken@xxxxxxxxxxxx
      > >
      >
      >
      >
      >
      > > Bert or anyone else:
      > >
      > > I can't get this link to work but would really like to
      look at those
      > > pictures to compare them to what I see here.  This came
      through while I
      > > was typing a reply of my own and seems to report the same
      phenomena.
      > >
      > > Ed
      > >
      > >
      > >
      > >
      > >
      >
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