From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Safety gap issues
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:24:19 -0700
Original poster: "JT Bowles" <jasotb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
You said:
"The breakdown for air is approximately 30KV per cm. This is a
local field strength and if the field is uniform (constant) then you
can measure the distance to find the total breakdown. The 25KV per
inch you found probably assumes a geometry and applies to a short
range of distances. "
Well holy crap, that throws ALL my measurements with high voltage
off a lot. My sparkgap for example is set at 7.5 to 8 mm. That means
my sparkgap is set at 22.5kV? NO WAY; MY TRANSFORMER OUTPUTS 12KV
ONLY. SO, IF IT WERE SET AT 22.5 KV, IT WOULDNT FIRE WORTH CRAP.
THIS MEANS THE FORMULA: 1cm=30KV cannot be correct
Thanks a ton for the help, but I THINK you're wrong buddy
From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Safety gap issues
Date: Fri