Small tesla coil (1sq ft) findings

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• Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 00:26:22 -0500
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From:  Jeff Corr [SMTP:corr-at-enid-dot-com]
Sent:  Tuesday, June 23, 1998 3:02 AM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Small tesla coil (1sq ft) findings

The top load is just a golf ball wrapped with alluminum.  A nail on top
makes a single break out point.  The sparks are thin and
not very hot.

>What is the top load? I estimate the coil to resonate at 1MHz and I'm
>surprised you get spark length that long. What is the spark
characteristics,
>i.e. plasma like or jagged/forked.
>I like the small coil challenge and would like to hear what others have
>done. I have a 1.75" x13" that I will have to setup, tweak and measure.

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