Re: "real" lightning and TC lightning...

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

>>You can also start a spark gap firing by putting a candle
>>between the electrodes.

> Doesn't it have to be lit?? ;-)

	Depends on the applied voltage.
	If JUST under breakdown, any intruding object

	should suffice.


	I am told that using a simple ohmmeter one can
	measure the 'resistance' of a candle flame.

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