Re: 20 joules at 100 bps vs 4 joules at 500 bps

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Original poster: Terry Fritz <vardin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

At 05:41 PM 8/7/2005, you wrote:

> 3) Their book "Spark Discharge" costs $100+! If you want to shell 
> out for a copy, and try to "adapt" the "currently available facts" 
> contained in it to Tesla coiling, good luck! But I believe Terry 
> bought it, and I haven't seen any 120 foot sparks coming from his 
> back yard yet.

Gerry has it right now and he has 80 inch arcs ;-))  It really is a 
good book.  Maybe a bunch of local folks (Teslathon) could each 
donate a little money and then you could all share it.  Or, convince 
a local library just to buy or get it for you.

We seem to be figuring out things about streamers at a very fast pace 
now.  "the Book" does suggest that we should do things a bit 
differently.  Probably won't make a 120 foot difference, but maybe 
just a few extra feet ;-))  I think they got to 150 "meters" in 
Russia but that was not with a Tesla coil.  But we can use a few of 
the same ideas for sure!

Cheers,

        Terry



> Steve Conner