RE: tested my coil at neon shop!

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Original poster: "Loudner, Godfrey by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <gloudner-at-SINTE.EDU>

Hi J

1.5 amps for first test.
4.7 amps for second test.
31.25 amps at 15kV/1A.

Godfrey Loudner   

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> Sent:	Thursday, December 20, 2001 6:55 PM
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> Subject:	tested my coil at neon shop!
> 
> Original poster: "J Whyte by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <xoom321-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> 
> Wow, NEON bombarders are FUN to play with. I asked a local Neon Sign shop 
> owner about his companies neon bombarder, it runs 480 VAC input single
> phase 
> (i don't know how many amps input), we got talking about high voltage
> stuff. 
> I asked him if he had ever played with a TESLA COIL....anyway he agreed to
> 
> hook the tesla coil.
> 
> First test at 12 kV/ 60 mA
> (720W = 48" sparks) already over 1 million volts!
> 
> Second test 15 kV/ 150 mA
> (2.25 kW = 89 - 91" sparks)
> 
> .....I wonder what max bombarder power would do (15 kV/ 1A)?????
> 
> 
>