Re: Sparklength inquiry

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• Subject: Re: Sparklength inquiry
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 16:01:31 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Hi Bart,

> Original Poster: "Barton B. Anderson" <mopar-at-uswest-dot-net> 
> 
> 
> 
> Tesla List wrote:
> <snip>
> 
> > Start with some E going to one resonator. Vo = SQRT(2E/Cs)
> > Now halve E going to that resonator. Output drops by only SQRT(2).
> > Let the other half E go to another resonator. You now has a potential
> > difference between them of 2SQRT(E/Cs) which is SQRT(2) higher than
> > the p.d. developed by the one resonator.
> >
> > Malcolm
> 
> Does this mean that each resonator would deliver 0.707 less sparklength
than a
> single coil, but the two coils summed sparklengths would be 1.414 longer
than
> a single coil? hmmm.. cool.
> Bart

You definitely get longer sparks by doing this for the same power 
input. Greg is right - it does cheat the square law relationship. In 
this respect it something to be exploited. BTW - this explanation 
originally came from Bert Hickman when we were discussing the results 
I was getting from my mini-twin. 

Malcolm

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