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Re: Why a toroid?
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To: tesla@pupman.com
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Subject: Re: Why a toroid?
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From: Tesla List <mod1@pupman.com>
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Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 08:45:50 -0600 (MDT)
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Date: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 20:32:50 +0000
From: Greg Leyh <lod@pacbell.net>
To: Tesla List <tesla@pupman.com>
Subject: Re: Why a toroid?
Edward V. Phillips wrote:
> You need a LARGE radius of curvature in order to keep the
> "breakout voltage" high. A disk with a sharp edge would have a
> much lower breakout voltage than the toroid, for dimensions which
> gave the same capacitance.
That's certainly true when the power is first applied, but how far
is the breakout voltage compromised once a big sharp pointy streamer
is hanging off of the toroid? Should it make such a difference then?
-GL