while we are on the subject of Sparks, I have a question using my VDG's as
an example. The pickups on most VDG's sit slightly away from the belt and in
dim light one can see sparks going off the belt to the pickups. Am I wrong
in believing that some energy gets dissipated as the sparks cross to the
pickup from the belt? On my VDG's I use conductive poly film resting on the
belt for the pickups and it works very well.
Doug
-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Noggle
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2018 10:47 AM
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List
Subject: Re: [TCML] What to call "sparks"?
Lightning researchers refer to sparks such s these as streamers. That
seems like a good name for them, although for use with TCs it seems
appropriate to add various overblown adjectives, adverbs and prefixes
such as big, mega-, roaring, searing, etc. For example, "The Tesla coil
creates a profusion of hot, searing streamers, powered by 500,000 BIG
VOLTS! Woe betide anyone who tangles with these egregious examples of
evanescent electromagnetic excess!" You get the idea. If an audience
member hollers that all volts are the same size, well, that's what
bouncers are for.
---Carl
Lightning researcher
On 8/24/2018 11:42 PM, Chris Reeland wrote:
I also technically prefer streamer when I think about it. But whimsically
I
like to say loudly "Big Sparkeys!".
Chris Reeland
Ladd, IL
Sent from my LG V20
On Thu, Aug 23, 2018, 8:34 AM Russell L Thornton <
russell.l.thornton@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Whimsically I favor sparkle but more accurately I prefer mega-spark!
Russell Thornton
Senior Engineering Specialist
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