Re: Power arcs?

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Hi Gregg,
          Some good news:

On 7 Oct 2002, at 11:22, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> Hi all,
>    I was wondering if power arcs puts added stress on the TC components 
> compared to non-contact streamers?  I was thinking of setting up my coil 
> for halloween with a grounded pole within a few feet to have a constant 
> power arc.
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> Thanks,
> Gregg Adams

The stress is least under those conditions, especially on the primary 
components. 

Regards,
Malcolm
 
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