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From: "Barton B. Anderson"
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 13:01:40 -0700
Subject: Re: [TSSP] Re: Top V Probe Design

Hi Paul,

Paul wrote:

> Bart, the entry for your coil ba0 in the above table applies
> to the system following your modifications.  But does the
> description of breakout still apply - I think you said the
> racing arcs had gone away, and from your pictures it looks like
> you now have three or four streamers of some length, rather than
> multiple short ones.

The description should be changed. There are "no" racing arcs. The coil
runs 1 to 2 full streamers at a time. The coil is still in position and
has not been modified or moved since my last measurements. However,
Independence Day is on the 4th and I will probably roll it into the
backyard for some high powered sparks.

> BTW, I notice in one of Bart's pics, a good demonstration of
> the streamer roots positioning themselves just about at 90 deg
> intervals - as far away as they can, around the perimeter of
> the toroid.

Yes, exactly. Also note that there is some time lapse to those photo's,
so it does appear to have more streamers per spark incident than what is
observed with the naked eye.

Take care,
Bart


Maintainer Paul Nicholson, paul@abelian.demon.co.uk.