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Re: Solid state spark length record?
--- Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original Poster: "R.E.Burnett"
> <R.E.Burnett-at-newcastle.ac.uk>
>
>
> Hi Gary,
>
> Wow, 57 inches in one shot mode !!! I know Alan
> Sharp has done
> considerable work in this area, and has obtained
> some impressive results.
> I don't know what his maximum spark length is.
>
> Are you going to present the research of the solid
> state driver either on
> the internet or "For Sale" in a scientific paper ?
> I would certainly buy
> a copy.
>
> May I ask what the peak power is during the
> "gated-on" time ? Also are
> you running the inverter at high voltage, or do you
> use a matching
> transformer to match it to the base of the resonator
> ?
>
> I beleive the solid state arrangement must have
> great potential for
> research purposes, such as the investigations into
> the effect of
> repetition rate that John Freau mentioned.
>
> Are you able to increase the firing rate from 2
> bangs per second ? I
> would think the spark length would increase
> considerably as arcs grow upon
> previously ionised channels ????
------
Not considerably bellow 8-10 bursts per second
operation.
Regards,
Boris
> > Original Poster: "Gary Johnson" <gjohnson-at-ksu.edu>
>
> >
> > Who holds the record for spark length to a
> grounded object from a solid
> > state driven Tesla coil? I hit 57 inches recently
> before a group of over 50
> > people. I was direct driving an Extra coil at
> about 2 sparks per second with
> > an IGBT inverter.
> >
> > Gary Johnson
>
>
>
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