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Re: Why does top capacitance work? (fwd)

John H. Couture wrote:
> 
> >Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 16:08:55
> >To: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >From: "John H. Couture" <couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net>
> >Subject: Re: Why does top capacitance work? (fwd)
> >
> >At 04:50 AM 2/28/97 +0000, you wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 19:14:15 -0800
> >>From: Open Minded <unknown-at-apc-dot-net>
> >>To: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >>Subject: Re: Why does top capacitance work? (fwd)
> >>
> >>Tesla List wrote:
> >>>
> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 00:48:41 +0000
> >>> From: "John H. Couture" <couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net>
> >>> To: Tesla List <mod1-at-pupman-dot-com>
> >>> Subject: Re: Why does top capacitance work? (fwd)
> >>>
> >>> At 05:29 AM 2/26/97 +0000, you wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >>> >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,
> >>> >>
> >>> >>---------------------  Big snip
> >>
> >>> I would be interested in hearing comments on how the true wattage input
> >>> could be metered so we can compare the classical TC with the magnifier.
> >>>
> >>> John Couture
> >>
> >>
> >>John -
> >>
> >>  What about the classic hot-wire ammeter of years gone by? You would
> >>get a nicely averaged/integrated representation of the current at
> >>least.
> >>
> >>- Brent
> >>
> >>----------------------------------
> >
> >  Brent -
> >
> >I tried to make a hot-wire ammeter (Curtis book) several years ago but I
> found it required craftsmanship that I do not have. However, in one of my
> books I show how I measured the secondary current of a small TC using a
> light bulb and light meter. This works good but has limited range so several
> lamps and calibrations are needed to measure different size TC's.
> >
> >The lamp integrates the pulses and is unaffected by frequency like meters.
> To make this a true wattmeter would require multipling the current by the
> voltage using additional electronic circuits. Refer to Dave Sharpe's posting.
> >
> >John H. Couture
> >>
> >