Re: spark gap voltages

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Subject: Re: spark gap voltages
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 07:44:20 -0600
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From: 	DamDeName-at-aol-dot-com[SMTP:DamDeName-at-aol-dot-com]
Sent: 	Wednesday, November 05, 1997 10:16 PM
To: 	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: 	Re: spark gap voltages


 
 Hi all,
  
          Thought the following would be helpful.
 
 Data source:Handbook of Chemistry &  Physics 
 
   in air -at- 760 mm. 25 deg. C.


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 peak      | diameter of spherical electrodes, cm |             |
 voltage,  |-------------------------------------------------------  needle
 | 
    kv       |     2.5     |      5      |   10      |  25      |  points   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
              |            length of spark gap in cm                      

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   5         |    0.13     |   0.15    |   0.15   |   0.16   |   0.42  |

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  10        |    0.27     |   0.29    |   0.30   |   0.32   |   0.85   | 

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  15        |    0.42     |   0.44    |   0.46   |   0.48   |   1.3     |

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  20        |    0.58     |   0.60    |   0.62   |   0.64   |   1.75   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  25        |    0.70     |   0.77    |   0.78   |   0.81   |   2.20   |

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  30        |    0.95     |   0.94    |   0.95   |   0.98   |   2.69   |

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  35        |    1.17     |   1.12    |   1.12   |   1.15   |   3.20   |

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  40        |    1.41     |   1.30    |   1.29   |   1.32   |   3.81   |

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  45        |    1.68     |   1.50    |   1.47   |   1.49   |   4.49   |

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  50        |    2.00     |   1.71    |   1.65   |   1.66   |   5.20   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  60        |    2.82     |   2.17    |   2.02   |   2.01   |   6.81   |

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  70        |    4.05     |   2.68    |   2.42   |   2.37   |   8.81   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
  80        |  ..........   |   3.26    |   2.84   |   2.74   |   11.1   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
  90        |  ..........   |   3.94    |   3.28   |   3.11   |   13.3   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
 100       |  ..........   |   4.77    |   3.75   |   3.40   |   15.5   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 110       |  ..........   |   5.79    |   4.25   |   3.88   |   17.7   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
 120       |  ..........   |  7.07     |   4.78   |   4.28   |   19.8   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
 130       |  ..........   |  .........  |   5.35   |   4.69   |   22.0   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 140       |  ..........   |  .........  |   5.97   |   5.10   |   24.1   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 150       |  ..........   |  .........  |   6.64   |   5.52   |   26.1   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 160       |  ..........   |  .........  |   7.37   |   5.95   |   28.1   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
 170       |  ..........   | ..........  |   8.16   |   6.39   |   30.1   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 180       |  ..........   |  .........  |   9.03   |   6.84   |   32.0   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 190       |  ..........   |  .........  |  10.0    |   7.30   |   33.0   |

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 200       |  ..........   |  .........  |  11.1    |   7.76   |   35.7   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 210       |  ..........   |  .........  |  12.3    |   8.24   |   37.6   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
 220       | ...........   |  .........  |  13.7    |   8.73   |   39.5   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 230       |  .........    |  .........  |  15.3    |   9.24   |   41.4   |

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 240       |  ..........   |  .........  |  ........  |   9.76   |   43.3   |

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 250       |  ..........   |  .........  |  ........  |   10.3   |   45.2   |

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 300       |  ..........   |  .........  |  ........  |   13.3   |   54.7   |

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