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

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Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

At 06:35 PM 8/7/2005, you wrote:
> 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.


You can request it on interlibrary loan at most public libraries 
(typically for free).  That's how I tracked down Craggs and Meek and 
the Fruengel books.
There's a fair number of university libraries that have B&R in their catalog.


> 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!