Best sparks

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• Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 22:47:27 -0500
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From:  Greg Leyh [SMTP:lod-at-pacbell-dot-net]
Sent:  Monday, June 29, 1998 11:58 AM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: Best sparks

Terry Fritz wrote:


>         I have been playing with secondary arcs and such.  The data, both by
> measurement and modeling, suggests that secondary arcs benefit greatly by
> having very fast discharges.  In other words, the top terminal should be
> large, smooth, and have low RF resistance.  The ground path should also
> present low resistance.  The arcs need low resistance to RF currents in the
> range of 5 to 20 MHz.

Do you believe that the fast time-scale features of the arc
can make it thru the L of the sec to the ground connection?
-- 


-GL
www.lod-dot-org

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