Re: NSTs and Cap Charging.

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: NSTs and Cap Charging.
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 21:46:22 -0600
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

> Original Poster: "John H. Couture" <COUTUREJH-at-worldnet.att-dot-net> 
> 
> 
>   Malcolm -
> 
>   Your example is typical of what every coiler is faced with when designing
> a coil. Unfortunately the coiler using these calculations only ends up with
> a fictitiious solution. In your example the 720 VA NST rating cannot be
> compared to the 565 joules and 462 joules rating of the primary capacitors.
> Comparing power (VA) ratings with energy (joules) ratings requires that time
> periods and efficiencies must be taken into consideration.

Where in my piece did I mention hundreds of Joules in the primary 
caps?? Only the biggest coils ever built use energies of that 
magnitude. I took every relevant thing into consideration IMHO.

?
Malcolm
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