Re: Why does top capacitance work? (fwd)

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Subject: Re: Why does top capacitance work? (fwd)
From: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 22:29:22 -0700 (MST)
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Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 20:20:30 -0800
From: Greg Leyh <lod-at-pacbell-dot-net>
To: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Why does top capacitance work? (fwd)

Ed Sonderman wrote,
> 
> 
>  Ed,
> 
>  I was curious if you noticed where the extra 3kVA power went when you
>  increased to 7kVA.  Did something get 3kVA hotter?
> 
>  -GL
>   >>
> GL,
> 
> I measure the power into the system by monitoring the pole pig primary
> current and voltage.  The only thing I can tell you for sure is the watts
> consumed.  As to where they went, I am not sure, maybe into the spark gaps?
>  Maybe it gets reflected back into the primary and is lost as radiated
> energy?
> 
> Ed Sonderman


Ed,

At this point, it seems crucial to know _how_ the extra power was applied to
the coil.  Did you increase the primary voltage (longer sparks), or increase 
the gap rate (thicker, faster sparks above ~300 PPS) ??

-GL