Re: NST w/20khz sec.

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Original poster: "davep by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <davep-at-quik-dot-com>

Tesla list wrote:
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> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>
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> In a message dated 3/19/02 9:14:21 AM Central Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> writes:

> > I've seen small NST on ebay with 20khz output.  would this
> >  kind of transformer work with a static gap?  i think they were
> >  15kv/20ma/20khz.
 
> Hi Larry,
> A 15 kV/20 mA NST will work with a static gap

	Maybe.

> altho the 20 mA is kinda wimpy. I have no idea what is meant by a
> NST with 20 kHz output?

	Just what it says.  Newish style, they use a solid
	state chopper to make 20 KHz (same technology as
	switch psus in PCs.) then transform that up.
	allows smaller (cheaper) transformers.

> The HV output freq will be the same as the AC line freq--60 Hz.

	Sometimes.  cf above.

 	best
	dwp