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Cool. Very clever trigger arrangement. This allows one to build a JL
of any height, since the wires don't need to diverge. (When I was in
high school our gang made a JL 40 feet high. The wires were parallel
and we started it with a screwdriver. We actually got a few sparks to
the top (sound of cheers when a spark makes it to the top). Very calm
evening. The wires were made from what we called Genuine Fomoco Parts,
namely, baling wire.) You can have a diverging section in the lower 6"
or so. The other secret of a JL is to use a high-impedance DC supply.
It helps greatly if the current flows continually, since the arc tries
to go out in the current zeros between the half-cycles.
Probably would be a good idea to tweak the position of the trigger
electrode for best performance, since if it's too close it will trigger
too easily and shut down a spark that's having a little trouble with air
currents.
A good type of wire is TIG welding wire. It's made of steel and copper
plated. Tighten it with springs.
What else? There was something... Oh, yes, of course. Have fun!
--- Carl
On 12/25/2017 8:02 AM, Clive wrote:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv-6YgbDoyI Have a look here and most of your questions will be answered
On 25 December 2017 12:56:38 GMT+00:00, YESN via Tesla <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In some message in this email chain somebody mentioned he was going to
build a jacob's ladder.
It looks very interesting and cool to demonstrate to others.
Is there any danger involved for the transformer? (Is a 9kV 60mA even
suitable?)
Does anyone have a recommendation for the wire thickness?
My regards, and happy holidays!
Yesn
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