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RE: How should we measure coil efficiency




From: 	Greg Leyh[SMTP:lod-at-pacbell-dot-net]
Sent: 	Wednesday, July 23, 1997 5:17 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: How should we measure coil efficiency

John H. Couture wrote:


>  John, Greg, All -
> 
>  The Tesla coil efficiency is found with the following equation:
> 
>          % eff = (energy out/energy in) x 100


Isn't that what I meant when I stated: 
Energy in Csec = (energy in Cpri) X (coil efficiency)  ??


>   Note that energy equals watts x time. Measuring the "energy in" is
> possible by measuring the watts x time at the input. 

So, you no like  Epri X BPS = watts in?  
This seems like a much easier msmt to me, and more accurate.


-GL