On 4/4/12 5:29 PM, Peter Terren wrote:
I had a spark gap before the fluoros of a few feet so no need to retune. You only need less than 30kV to kick start the fluoros so it is effectively a short circuit anyway. Power 5-10kW but you really hardly need any. Peter tesladownunder.com
The other thing about lighting up fluorescent bulbs with a TC is that typically you're running the TC in the dark, and to get a good "show" you don't need to light the bulbs to full brightness. It's not like you're duplicating the normal operating conditions.
Way back in the archives somewhere there's some posts about what field it takes to light a fluorescent bulb (to where the glow is visible), and it's pretty low. I'm thinking a few hundred V/meter, but don't remember for sure.
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