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Re: Semi-Rotten Spark Length
Finn -
I did not intend to "dismiss" spark performance. Only wanted to point out
the limitations of using sparks for testing and rating Tesla coils. The
controlled spark presents a constant load to the Tesla coil similar to the
Prony brake presenting a constant load when testing an electric motor.
Varying length sparks do not do this.
John Couture
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-----Original Message-----
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 2:32 AM
Subject: Re: Semi-Rotten Spark Length
>Original Poster: Finn Hammer <f-hammer-at-post5.tele.dk>
>
>John,
>
>Lately, you have been dismissing reports of performance, based on what
>you claim to be Random long Sparks.
>Would it be to much to ask, that you describe, in detail, a method, by
>which we may obtain a spark worthy of the claim that it is a Controlled
>Spark, so that we can compare?
>
>Reiner wrote:
>
>> NOTE: Spark length is measured "point to point". I do NOT "straighten
out"
>> the spark. Doing so, would give me longer spark lengths, but the way I
>> measure the length is more realistic, I think.
>
>
>You Wrote:
>
>>
>> Original Poster: "John H. Couture" <COUTUREJH-at-worldnet.att-dot-net>
>>
>> Reinhard -
>>
>> Unless you use controlled sparks your spark output is a random output
and
>> should not be used for comparison of coils.
>>
>> John Couture.
>>
>
>Cheers,Finn
>
>
>