Re: Pole Xfrmer, what is the best voltage choice???.....

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Original poster: "Yurtle Turtle by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <yurtle_t-at-yahoo-dot-com>

Or you can get a dual voltage pig like mine which
allows 7,200 or 14,400.

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>
> 
> In a message dated 10/31/01 11:36:35 PM Eastern
> Standard Time, 
> tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
> 
> > I've purchased another 14400/5kva like the one I
> sold a few years back. Now 
> I'
> > m
> >  having second thoughts about the voltage.A few
> years back I remember seeing
> >  Mark Graalmans "Pandora" coil performing very
> well with a 7500v or so
> >  transformer.....this lower voltage makes cap
> construction a bit easier, my 
> > last
> >  coil used the tcbor 60mil rolls....and I held my
> variac to 200v for 12kv 
> to 
> > the
> >  caps, but I've read even then they are on the
> limit......60mil would have 
> an
> >  easy time at 7600v...........should I keep the
> 14400 or trade for a 7600???
> >  Whats the pros and cons????....It will be used
> for a 8" to 10" dia. coil
> >  THANKYOU!!!!!!!
> 
> I'd say definitely use the higher voltage.  If you
> use the higher 
> (double) voltage, the cap value can be just 1/4 the
> value, for
> the same overall bang size.  So the capacitor will
> actually be no larger, (use two physically smaller
> caps in
> series), and you'll get the tremendous advantages
> that higher voltage operation provides, (fewer gap
> problems,
> lower gap losses, etc.)
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 


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Adam Minchey
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