Re: NST Power Factor

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

Hi Jake,

All those transformers are the same.  However, the guys that put the labels on
seem to be different :-))  Into a resistive load, 490 watts is probably pretty
accurate.  For Tesla coils, 900 watts will be better.  The 15000 volts and the
60mA parts are what you need to know.  I would ignore the watts number on the
label.  Some transformers may have internal PFC caps but that still does not
change things much.

Cheers,

        Terry

At 09:09 PM 7/16/2001 -0700, you wrote: 
>
> Hi, I just got another NST today, it's a Franceformer 15000V/60mA. I thought
> that usually a 15/60 NST consumes 900 watts, but this one only uses 490 watts
> even though its a 15/60. The power factor is high and I am wondering if this
> has anything to do with the watts and if a 15/60 with a high P.F. will
> perform not as well as a 15/60 with normal P.F.?
>     -Jake D.
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