[net.followup] Jacobs Ladder

vax1:swifty (04/15/83)

As a follow-up: which is the best choice, AC or DC?  I would
guess DC because it would not try to extinguish itself by
going to zero volts as AC does.  Any thoughts.

Steve Swift
..microsof!fluke!swifty

bormanp (04/22/83)

	Using AC for a jacobs ladder works just fine.  I have had
	one for several years, all it is is a 12,000 volt luminous
	transformer and a couple of wires.  No problem with it
	it "going to zero volts", after all, ac only passes through
	0 volts and does not go to 0 volts.  The arc goes up to 3
	or 4 inches (only 2 on a breezy day).  

				-Paul R Borman
				-St. Olaf College
				ihnp4!stolaf!bormanp