Re: [TCML] Sudden and unexplained destructive racing spark flashovers

[Phillip Slawinski <pslawinski@xxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pslawinski/3666404239/  A picture says a
thousand words.

On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 21:33, Quarkster<quarkster@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Phillip -
>
> In your flickr photo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pslawinski/3666083302/),
>
> how far away from the surface of the secondary coil is the ground rod?
>
> The lower half of the secondary (that's facing the ground rod) seems to be
> "spiderwebbed" with faint blue surface arcs.
>
> Regards,
> Herr Zapp
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Slawinski"
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> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2009 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [TCML] Sudden and unexplained destructive racing spark
> flashovers
>
>
>> I caught a pretty spectacular shot of the secondary failure.
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/pslawinski/3666083302/
>>
>> Also I should point out that my DRSSTC has a 12" long secondary, and
>> 12"x3" toroid.
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