Hello ladies, ( you should show more presence), and Gentleman; It the great Jacob's Ladder question.Before the question though, I will give you the reason I ask...What is the lifting power of the arc in a Jacob's Ladder? This is a proposed thought....The arc travels upard because of the heated air and distance between the anode and cathode. right? So far OK! Would a correctly shaped conductor be able to be introduced in that arc, and also go up? What are the limiting factors? Assume the 'shape is not solid but a ceramic ball coated with the conductive, what-ever, what would the kifting capacity be? And if you can errect a tower where by for every x# of feet up it is able to gain a charge and the earth is ground; could you use that energy delta to assist in calculating the required power needed to raise a mass? And, how fast can it go up?
Thanks any input as to theory is smiled upon.
Ashman