Re: [TCML] Spark Length Measurement Techniques

[bartb <bartb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

BTW All,

The larger toroid in the photo is grounded. That's how I accomplished 
using that toroid as a "target". I ran a wire from rf ground directly to 
the top load of the larger coil (on the back side). Thus, the large 
coils toroid could be used as a grounded target. Just want to ensure 
others have no mis-conceptions about that very repeatable arc length to 
a nearby coil is performed. It would certainly not arc repeatably to the 
larger toroid without the direct rf ground connection (periodically, but 
not at a repeatable power level).

Keeping it honest,
Bart

bartb wrote:
> My little coil 4.5"D x 21.165"H max spark length is 55" to a target. 
> At my front page of my website is a photo of this coil and an arc (top 
> right).
> http://www.classictesla.com/
>
> The two toroids edge to edge nearest distance is 55" measured with a 
> tape measure. If you were to use a little stick man or other 2D 
> object, what would you estimate the distance to be? For reference, the 
> toroid on the little coil is 6.25" x 21".
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