Re: Side-wise Vectors?????

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Hi John,

I think the "path of least resistance" is not to be interpreted literally.
It also is dependent on magnetic fields which may account for the cork screw
path.

Gerry R.


 > Original poster: "john cooper" <tesla-at-tesla-coil-dot-com>
 >
 > All:  This is an old Q that won't go away, if electricity can escape, what
 > path will it take?  If it's a cork-screw like path, then which direction
 > will it take?  Of course the discharge will take the path of least
 > resistance, but why does it 'turn'?  Here's an interesting photo that
 > illustrates this:  http://www.tesla-coil-dot-com/images/1974_200.jpg, you can
 > see the twisted path that the two lower strikes take, both at about the
 > same time, maybe separated by 1/2 second (3 or 4 second exposure).
 >
 > Anyone that received my 1999 Christmas Card saw another photo of this on
 > the back of it that showed two strikes, one cw, the other ccw.  I think
 > Counter-Clock-Wise is the norm on this hemisphere.
 >
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 > John F. Cooper
 > Irvine, CA
 > www.Tesla-Coil-dot-com
 > www.FrankensteinsLab-dot-com
 >
 >
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 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Date:  Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:17:10 -0700
 >
 >  >Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  >
 >  >The lowest price I've found is from http://www.efi-dot-org/  Mine came in a
 >  >couple days.
 >  >Radio Shack used to sell them, but doesn't any more.
 >  >Amazon sells them, but at $40.
 >  >
 >  >Truly an amazing device (if you've ever had to do these measurements the
old
 >  >way, you'll really appreciate it).
 >  >
 >  >Terry has a bunch of stuff on hot-streamer where he reverse engineered
them
 >  >to a certain extent.
 >  >
 >  >----- Original Message -----
 >  >From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  >To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 >  >Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 3:55 PM
 >  >Subject: RE: Power factor correction capacitors for MOTs
 >  >
 >  >
 >  > > Original poster: "Carl Litton" <Carl_Litton-at-hilton-dot-com>
 >  > >
 >  > > Great info, Gerry.  Where are they sold?
 >  > >
 >  > > Carl Litton
 >  > >
 >  > > -----Original Message-----
 >  > > From: Tesla list [mailto:tesla-at-pupman-dot-com]
 >  > > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 8:46 AM
 >  > > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
 >  > > Subject: Re: Power factor correction capacitors for MOTs
 >  > >
 >  > > Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net>
 >  > >
 >  > >
 >  > > One way is to buy a "KILL_A_WATT" meter ($30) and measure the PF and
 >  > > then
 >  > > calculate the PFC needed.  These meters work great and are good upto
15A
 >  > > of
 >  > > 120V.  The measure line frequency, VA, real watts, PF, line voltage,
 >  > > line
 >  > > current, and energy consumed (like a stop watch).
 >  > >
 >  > > Gerry R.
 >  > >
 >  > >   > Original poster: "Borislav Trifonov" <bdt-at-shaw.ca>
 >  > >   >
 >  > >   > How do I determine the proper PFC cap, or if I even need one, for
a
 >  > >   > MOT?  Mine has been modified by removing the magnetic shunts and
 >  > >   > reassembling the laminations so that they are interleaved, so I
don't
 >  > > know
 >  > >   > how that affects the usual numbers used.  I don't know how to
measure
 >  > > PFC
 >  > >   > and I don't have a scope.
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