[TCML] Voltage - Flame

[James Zimmerschied <zimtesla@xxxxxxx>]

aThe recent volley of responses to a suggestion on what voltage is required by a Tesla coil to make a certain spark length has again provked some responders to "flame" the person putting in the suggestion. It would seem that the moderators were supposed to suppress some of this but evidently certain members are exempted. That being said, the discussions did bring up some interesting points:1) there does not appear to be a reliable way to determine the voltage a coil has to produce to create a given spark length. If there was someone could have pointed to the data. 2) the theoretical voltage on the top terminal is stated to be dependent on the radius of curvature of the top load  - however spherical top loads do not produce the longest sparks. 3) Other types of coils use a breakout point (DRSSTC, VTTC). The DRSSTC seems able to create very long sparks with this small radius of curvature point at the top load. I think it is a good idea to find a reasonable and accurate way to measure the voltage at the top load of a Tesla coil and then if enough folks make the measurement with different coils it may be possible to say that "on average" these type coils produce x voltage at the top terminal when producing y spark length. Jim Zimmerschied 		 	   		  _______________________________________________
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