Re: LTR&MMC

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>

Hi Dan,

At 02:34 PM 1/24/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>At 12:20 PM 1/24/01 -0700, you wrote:
>>Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>
>>
>>Hi Tero,
>>
>>I did a computer study below that generally andwers this question.
>>
>>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/Misc/NSTStudy/NSTStudy.htm
>>
>>I constantly refer to this data for NST/cap sizing.  The LTR sizes are the
>>values that give 120BPS operation.  This data is only for static gap NST
>>systems.
>>
>>Unfortunatly, I don't think it will be of use in your case unless you can
>>add or guess you case.  If your trannies are not current limited types, it
>>may not help at all...
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>         Terry
>
>Excuse the cluelessness, but how does one interpret that data?
>Thanks,
>Dan
>

Basically it shows the BPS (breaks per second) (calcBPS) for various NSTs
with various primary cap sizes.  The 4 digit cap sizes are the resonant
sizes and the cap value that gives 120BPS is the LTR size.

The rest of the noisy data is not useful to most...

Cheers,

	Terry