Re: ballasting problems

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Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Mark Broker by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <broker-at-uwplatt.edu>
> 
> >
> >
> > Hi Mark....
> >
> > sounds like your inductor either saturated or the H is too small ...
> 
> Doubt it saturated....  6 turns on a 18" sq core carrying 40A of juice (fuse
> was rated for 40A).

	It's the volts/turn and core area that determines saturation, not the
current!

Ed