400hz driven coils

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• Subject: 400hz driven coils
• From: "Kevin M. Conkey" <teslacoil-at-mindspring-dot-com>
• Date: Fri, 07 Feb 1997 22:33:59 -0500
• Subscriber: teslacoil-at-mindspring-dot-com Fri Feb 7 23:36:59 1997

Skip and the group,

I recently read the following:

>> By the way, did you ever wonder why Tesla was interested in operating
some
>> of his Tesla coils from special AC generators that he designed that
allowed
>> him to use primary frequencies that were way above 60Hz? Could it be
that
>> at a frequency of say 400 Hz one might be able to increase the firing
rate
>> and still be operating the rotary gap in a synchronized fashion such
that
>> each firing would be at a large peak value?
 >Not only did Tesla do this but I believe that some on the list have
experimented with mains >frequencies above 60 hz. Higher mains
frequencies translate into more bangs per unit time and >therefore more
energy processed into the secondary.
>Skip


I have seen many times 400hz generators at the military auctions (for
next to nothing) and thought they were useless. Maybe they have a good
use for tesla work. They would keep your Teslacoil isolated from Edison
lines also.

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