DRSSTC spark pics

Mjollnir getting fired up in my living room.


Several short bursts (about 0.3 seconds worth of 100bps) in a 10 second exposure.
I was hoping it would hit the metal box 42" away but it didn't.


A single short burst in a 2 second exposure


Another one


And another. Click for original 6M pixel image


A single bang using the same burstlength and voltage as above (click)

Notes

The above pictures were taken with a DC link voltage of around 340V, burst length of 180-300us, and rep rates between single shot and 100Hz. I operated the coil in bursts of about 0.3 sec, either a single burst, or several.

I wasn't able to get a repeat of the 40" strike I got to the radiator earlier. I only ever got a single 39" using almost full everything (200Hz rep rate and 300us ontime) and wasn't able to capture it on film.

Maybe the mains voltage was lower than it was last night. Maybe since I moved the coil, it changed something. The discharge split in two this time, whereas I got a single long leader previously.

Best spark picture ever!

This has got to be the nicest picture I've ever got:


Wheeee.

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