From mrbarton@ix.netcom.com Fri Nov 17 07:12 MST 1995
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Date: Fri, 17 Nov 1995 03:58:26 -0800
From: mrbarton@ix.netcom.com (Mark Barton)
Subject: Re: single shot
To: tesla@grendel.objinc.com

You wrote: 
>

>
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>	I have been thinking about the formation and maintainance of arcs 
>from telsa coils. Do the long secondary arcs that I see from various people 

>form in one ring-down time from the secondary, or are they formed from 
>multiple ring-downs? 
>

Definitely multiple ring-downs.  You can prove it for yourself very easily.  
Just tap your ZAP button for a brief instant.  You will get a little spark 
compared to when you hold it down.

>	Has anyone ever done single-shot discharge experiments 
>where the secondary is only allowed to ring-down once? To do this, I think 
>one could charge the primary cap with a dc supply (a low current one would 
do) 
>through a resistor. Anyone interested in a research project ?!

I've done this many times.  You get a spark about 1/10 as long as normal.

Zap,
Mark



