Re: Coil efficiency

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Coil efficiency
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 22:19:44 -0600
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From: 	John H. Couture[SMTP:couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net]
Sent: 	Monday, November 10, 1997 3:22 PM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Coil efficiency

At 05:42 AM 11/9/97 +0000, you wrote:
>
>From: 	ntesla-at-ntesla.csd.sc.edu[SMTP:ntesla-at-ntesla.csd.sc.edu]
>Sent: 	Saturday, November 08, 1997 11:09 AM
>To: 	tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Cc: 	ntesla-at-ntesla.csd.sc.edu
>Subject: 	Coil efficiency
>

>I find output spark-length to be meaningless as anything other than a "wow"
>factor, since spark length is directly related to oscillator-frequency,
>humidity, atmospheric pressure and air-temperature. 

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  Dan -

  The Tesla List has been trying to agree on this problem for some time.

  What method would you recommend for rating Tesla coils for comparison
purposes. The method should use readily available devices and be easy for a
coiler to implement.

  John Couture