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Re: AC Trans.
From: D.C. Cox[SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
Sent: Friday, January 09, 1998 5:52 PM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: AC Trans.
to: Pat
It would only work in a very tiny Tesla coil. You really need a potential
of 5 kV or more (usually 10-15 kV best) for good performance. Dissipating
that high current at that low of a potential makes the spark gap design
difficult -- you need multiple gaps to dissipate the heat and the catch 22
is you don't really have enough potential to discharge across multiple
gaps.
DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net
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> From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> To: 'Tesla List' <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: AC Trans.
> Date: Thursday, January 08, 1998 6:55 PM
>
>
> From: Patrick J. Gustafson[SMTP:gustafpj-at-uwec.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 1998 4:58 PM
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: AC Trans.
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I found a 2.6 kVAC 142mA transformer and I was wondering if it's
> suitable for
> tesla coil use? It comes out to only 369 W, and would require an
> enormous
> capacitance of .143 mF (using Wintesla 1.0). Any comments?
>
> Patrick G.
>
>