On 3/23/13 8:12 AM, Futuret wrote:
contributes to longer sparks. It is possible to achieve just as good results using a static gap, but it has to be a triggered static gap. Interestingly, in my tests, the triggered gap was very loud and bright due to the wide gap spacing which had to be used to prevent premature firing.
All this noise and light didn't noticeably reduce the spark length
however, as I obtained the same spark length in both cases.
I think this makes sense. The voltage drop (loss) across a gap is a combination of the 50-100V cathode drop and then the ohmic loss in the spark itself. For a reasonably high current arc, I'll bet the ohmic doesn't change all that much between, say, 3 and 10 mm.
On this basis, one would expect a single triggered gap with long path to be better than a multigap.
Somewhere back in the archives, I know this has been discussed.. _______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla