Re: idea for coil

["Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>]

Original poster: "Robert by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <obiwan1186-at-sunflower-dot-com>

I think that that might be possible in theory, but there are a few things
to consider.
1) try to find a capacitor rated at 800kv that doesn't cost 10 grand, or
try to build an
mmc bank that can stand 800kv with under 1,000 capacitors.
2) your spark gap will have to be able to handle that much voltage, that
will be a trick
3) remember, it is not the voltage you stick into your tank circuit, it is
the energy, 5kw
at 15,000 volts will produce the same sparks as 5kw at 800,000 volts.

just my two cents


>
>       Hi i would like everyones opinion and input on a idea i had im not
> sure if anyone else has tried it but if i was to construct a marx genorator
> with an out put of  500-800 kv and used that to power a coil with 1800 turns
> of 26 awg wire on the secondary and 11 or so turns of 1/2 copper tubing as
> the primarry with the primary set in its shape i will encase it in up to 2
> inches of melted plastic to provide insulation.. would this work or am i
> going totally nuts? any comments or sugestions?