Re: HOW MUCH POWER NEEDED FOR A TC?

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: HOW MUCH POWER NEEDED FOR A TC?
• From: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 12:01:16 -0700
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

In a message dated 99-01-19 21:46:53 EST, you write:

<< The current problem is that the professor mentoring my project DOESN'T
> BELIEVE my new TC will require 20 kW of power!
  >>

Marco,

Some work I did suggests that TC spark length roughly follows a
square law for power input.  For my coils, I use:

         spark length = 1.7*sqrt input power from wall-plug 

This works for my small coils (42" and 64" sparks), and for large
coils such as Greg Leyh's coils (Electrum and the other one).

It's an empirical formula.  The 1.7 factor is to make it "come out
right".

John Freau

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