Re: primary voltage

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: primary voltage
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <malcolm.watts-at-wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1999 22:37:08 -0600
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Hi Ron,

> Original Poster: "RON QUIRING" <ronrenee-at-hotmail-dot-com> 
> 
> Is there an ideal primary voltage? Does final spark length correlate
> directly with va input to the primary? Will final spark length change,
> given the same va input if v approaches an upper or lower limit of an
> 'ideal' range?
> 
> Ron Quiring, Cambridge Ontario.

Ideal to me would be as high as possible keeping energy in mind as 
well. It can be shown from a number of angles that better efficiency 
in the primary circuit can be had by running a lowish current. 
Consider also that the Vdrop associated with the gap becomes a 
less and less significant proportion of Vp as Vp climbs. 

IMHO.
Malcolm

• Prev: Re: Resitive vs Inductive Ballast
• Next: Cap Info
• Index(es):
  • Main
  • Thread