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Old 12-20-2016, 03:16   #9
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Originally Posted by Peregrino View Post
Doesn't seem terribly accurate. I wonder if it's possible to pre-ionize a path to overcome the resistance of the "air gap", without having to use a wire (e.g. TASER), so it could be aimed.
Correctly me if I'm wrong,,,

1)the wire is a sacrificial conductor. Like the anodes on boat engines.When a charge "escapes" it will cause material to flow with it? similar to a plating process??

2)the path has more to do with the atmospheric environment,, what ever combination of O2 & H2O,, POS & NEG ions,, that will causes normal lightening applies to the coil discharge??

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