For the full-scale experimental apparatus, the design target is about 20 percent higher than the minimum 16 MV required by the theory, because historically large electrical machines and large research machines always encounter intriguing corner cases just out of reach, and Leyh references many times including the Tevatron where they wished they could turn it to eleven.
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“the design target for the output voltage is actually about twenty percent higher than the minimum sixteen MV required by the theory and that's because historically large electrical machines and large research machines always encounter some intriguing corner case that's just out of reach”
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The Secret Life of Lightning: The Science of Giant Tesla Coils | Greg Leyh— The Long Now FoundationCreated: 8/12/2026, 10:15:24 PM
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