>> Too-short rep rates seem to negatively impact streamer length, all other
things being equal
I think that too-short rep rates is another way of saying too-small bang
size. Assuming equivalent power, low BPS and large bang size will deliver
longer sparks than high BPS and small bang size. The down side is that big
bang, small BPS sparks appear more feeble than higher BPS small bang size
sparks.
Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA
On Sat, Oct 8, 2016 at 12:03 PM, Gomez <gomez@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is a great summary of some important system parameters, Gary, it
> really shows your experience.
>
> I’d like to add that I’ve seen gap firing rate affect streamer length, and
> much
> hot air has already been expended discussing the surprising length of time
> it takes for streamers to propagate in length. Too-short rep rates seem to
> negatively impact streamer length, all other things being equal…
>
> - G.
>
> > On Oct 7, 2016, at 6:27 PM, Gary Lau <glau1024@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I don't know that the frequency so much affects how long the sparks might
> > reach, but I think you can't go wrong with the adage - bigger is better -
> > even when the available power is held constant.
> >
> > Bigger top loads always out-perform smaller top loads, as the higher top
> > capacitance delivers a larger charge reservoir to feed the spark channel.
> > Bigger secondary coils have higher inductance, which results in lower
> > frequencies, which have lower skin-effect losses. Higher inductance
> > secondary coils require comparably higher inductance primary coils, which
> > result in lower spark gap losses due to lower primary currents.
> >
> > Bigger is better - you can't go wrong!
> >
> > Regards, Gary Lau
> > MA, USA
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 5:26 PM, Ronald Reeland <ronreeland@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi:
> >>
> >>
> >> Is there an preferred Tesla coil frequency to provide the longest
> >> discharge?
> >>
> >>
> >> And maybe a different frequency for longer distances for lighting a
> >> fluorescent lamp for instance?
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Ron
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