RE: Two Questions

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Original poster: "CJ Moore by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <wizard1234-at-home-dot-com>

Its loud becuase theres a lot of current going through the spark gap, also
your are ionizing air (similar to lighting-thunder effect) - I think that
this is the reason but I may be totally off. If the spark gap shorts out the
TC will stop functioning.

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:54 AM
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Subject: Two Questions


Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<PeterCGMN-at-aol-dot-com>

    1) The other night I was entertaining with my TC and a question arrised
that I could not answer: What makes a Tesla coil so darn loud?

    2) Although this is completely unrelated to the first, what would happen
if the spark gap was shorted out? (besides the obvious jumper melting thing
;0)

73,Kc0Ion,"Ion-Boy"