By the G note sound of your arc I must assume that you are located on the European side of the atlantic Ocean (50 hz) as opposed to 60 hz in North America (closer to an A sharp note). Nice JL.
@dafridgemagnet Not sure I understand your question?? No required software to disern the difference between the tone of a 50 hz arc vs. a 60 hz. arc - the incredible, God-given software installed between your ears is quite sufficient ;^)
@gmtcman i was commenting that it's impressive you can tell it's a g just by listening. most people just hear a note, but can't tell which one. So you must be "perfect pitch" or have used software or compared it with a tuned instrument to be able to tell the frequency.
@dafridgemagnet I don't wanna burst your bubble guys, but in all actuality, this arc has a 100 hz tone. In America it would be 120 hz, which is, of course quite easy to tell apart from 100 hz. This is because to the arc both half-waves are the same, it doesn't matter if they are positive or negative, unlike to a loudspeaker. So the frequency we hear is double the alternating frequency.
Now that's a proper job! This guy is a god amongst geeks. I'm not worthy.
doctorbellend 3 years ago
By the G note sound of your arc I must assume that you are located on the European side of the atlantic Ocean (50 hz) as opposed to 60 hz in North America (closer to an A sharp note). Nice JL.
gmtcman 3 years ago 2
You are correct. I'm in the UK and we use good old 50 cycles per second.
doctorbellend 3 years ago
@gmtcman perfect pitch? I'm impressed. Or did you use software?
dafridgemagnet 1 year ago
@dafridgemagnet Not sure I understand your question?? No required software to disern the difference between the tone of a 50 hz arc vs. a 60 hz. arc - the incredible, God-given software installed between your ears is quite sufficient ;^)
gmtcman 1 year ago
@gmtcman i was commenting that it's impressive you can tell it's a g just by listening. most people just hear a note, but can't tell which one. So you must be "perfect pitch" or have used software or compared it with a tuned instrument to be able to tell the frequency.
dafridgemagnet 1 year ago
@dafridgemagnet I don't wanna burst your bubble guys, but in all actuality, this arc has a 100 hz tone. In America it would be 120 hz, which is, of course quite easy to tell apart from 100 hz. This is because to the arc both half-waves are the same, it doesn't matter if they are positive or negative, unlike to a loudspeaker. So the frequency we hear is double the alternating frequency.
Sorry, I'm a bit of a smartass sometimes :o)
hardstyle905 1 year ago
nice ladder, and what did you use to power this ladder,NST mabey?
codemsan 3 years ago
wait, nevermind myNST statement, i forgot about your volatge ratings in the title!
codemsan 3 years ago
I used a transformer from an old test set. Isn't Ebay great? Doctorbellend
doctorbellend 3 years ago
ya, ebay f*****g awsome!!
codemsan 3 years ago
most perfect jacobs ladder i have ever seen!
triggerhappy77707 4 years ago 4
wow
wbijdendijk 4 years ago