Re: WinTesla Equations Version 5.5

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Original poster: "Barton B. Anderson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla123-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Hi D.C.,

Thanks for inserting that piece of the puzzle. That clears up this value.

Take care,
Bart

Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: "D.C. Cox by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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>The 8.7 kV/in was a measurement for sec. coil discharges, not in the primary
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>This value was measured with a coil running at 7.5 kva.
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>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 10:30 AM
>Subject: RE: WinTesla Equations Version 5.5
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>>Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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>>I would suggest that WinTesla make no attempt to calculate static gap
>>spacings.  This is something that must be determined experimentally, since
>>everyone's electrode geometry (and altitude!) will be different.  While a
>>ballpark figure would be useful, I fear that nubies seeing a figure
>>generated by a widely used computer program would take that as Gospel and
>>make no further attempt to set the gap experimentally.
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>>But even as a ballpark, do you really believe that a 6kV NST (8.4kV peak)
>>will jump a 1 inch gap?  Certainly not at sea level!
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>>Regards, Gary Lau
>>MA, USA
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>>>Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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>>>Looks to me like no one really knows what the correct equation should be.
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>>>we all decide on one I'll put it in WinTesla Version 5.5.  There's quite
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>>>of work to do on the rotary spark gap section anyway.  8400V/in was good
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>>>time I wrote Version 3.2 over 2.5 years ago.
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>>>R. Scott Coppersmith
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