---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 22:13:25 -0700 From: lod-at-pacbell-dot-net To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> Subject: Re: Joules - Vrms or Vp (fwd) "Barton B. Anderson" wrote: > Regarding the calculation for Joules..... J = 1/2 x C x V^2. > > Should V = Vp or should V = Vrms? Why? (if you know). V = Vpeak, since that is the energy when the gap fires. -- -GL www.lod-dot-org