Re: Breakout and Coupling

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz> 

On 17 Sep 2004, at 7:34, Tesla list wrote:

 > Original poster: "rb" <randyaz-at-cableone-dot-net>
 >
 > I have noticed in several pictures that when a breakout point is used
 > all/most of the streamers emanate from that point.  On my coil, it
 > doesnt matter what kind of breakout I use, I get undeminished
 > streamers from all around the toroid and only slightly longer ones
 > from the breakout point.  Is this due to the coupling?  Over or under?

To me it says that the radius of curvature of the terminal is much
too small for the voltage being produced. You could be pleasantly
surprised by increasing it.

Malcolm