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Re: [TCML] Re: The current recordholders?
Hi David, all,
I have also looked at claims on the TTR website and wondered about them.
While we do not know the exact height of the man standing there, we do
know from the website that the toroid is 8 foot diameter, the largest
made by OWL.
http://www.ttr.com/model13d.html
So I took that photo with the 55 foot spark length claim and used the
toroid to measure out some stuff. I think a spark length claim of much
over 24 feet cannot be justified from this photo. Have a look at the
photo and judge for yourself.
http://www.tb3.com/tesla/13m/13m.jpg
Terry Blake
Coiling in Chicago
http://www.tb3.com/tesla/index.html
jhowson4@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
I think I remember this Debate from a while ago. the conclusion had something to do with the fact that the sparks are in 3D space. So just measuring the picture was inaccurate.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 5:10:24 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [TCML] Re: The current recordholders?
Hi Jeff, all,
You know, I've seen that picture and read the 55 ft.
arc length claim before, but upon closer examination of
the second pic (which makes the +55 ft. spark length
claim) and comparing it to the very next picture below
it (which shows a man standing at the base for size
comparison - obviously a double exposure) and as-
suming that man is not 15 to 18 ft. tall ;^), I just don't
see anything NEAR 55 ft. long in any of those arcs.
MAYBE half that, at best? Am I the only one having
difficulty with 55 ft. length claim from these pictures
alone?
David Rieben
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff W. Parisse" <workshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 1:24 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Re: The current recordholders?
----- Original Message -----
Along with most folks here I’d like to see photos of 120ft, 78ft or even
55ft arcs, produced by any type of machine. There's reason to hope we
might still see such arcs, within the next ten years.
-GL
Greg and All,
Bill Wysock recorded a 55' arc around 1994. The photo has been published
and on the web for twelve years or more.
http://www.ttr.com/model13.html
Jeff
p.s. I believe input power is an important metric. Otherwise, how is one
to know the type of lines to run?
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