Originally posted by Aaron
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I have a few more questions that I would love some guidance on, thanks in advance for any help.
During the arc experiment, Is the resistance of the "coil resistor" purley a copper resistance of the wire itself? (since it was a dc input, i assume there would be no inductance, but wanted to verify the copper resistance is the only factor in the Ohm count)
would the size of the arc be the same as the "normal resistor" if the wire used was stretched out in a straight line instead of wrapped as a coil? Meaning that is it the geometry of the wire when in a coil that allows the larger arc size and energy, or is the effect simply dependant on cunductor length, which allows more flux to be present? (or perhaps it requires a combination of both conductor length and coil geometry to actually get something extra back. maybe the coil geometry allows you to capture the energy provided by the conductor length?)
Any input on this would be helpful.
Thanks.
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