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Output Voltages
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To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla@pupman.com>
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Subject: Output Voltages
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 11:07:21 -0600
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Approved: tesla@stic.net
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From: FutureT@aol.com [SMTP:FutureT@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 1998 8:05 AM
To: tesla@pupman.com
Subject: Re: Output Voltages
In a message dated 98-02-03 16:32:26 EST, you write:
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> Greetings All,
> Based on the various measurements, ideas and
> theories that have been espoused, I would be most interested in
> knowing what kind of consensus list members arrive at in determining
> just how high a voltage Tesla really reached in his CS magnifier
> system. Given that figures for lightning quoted from various sources
> suggest around 30MV typically, could Tesla ever have reached 10MV?
> Interested,
> Malcolm
Malcolm,
My opinion is that Tesla achieved 500 kV, I don't see how the voltage
could go very high with all the spark loading and losses in his system.
I suspect that powerful coils achieve their spark lengths more through
power than voltage. I don't think the voltages in a magnifier are any
higher than in a classic Tesla coil.
BTW, did you ever get a change to measure the break rate of your
system over the Christmas holiday?
John Freau
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