RE: oil dielectric

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Hi Dave,

On 14 May 2002, at 16:43, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "David Thomson by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dave-at-volantis-dot-org>
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> You're talking the difference between an iron core transformer and an air
> core transformer in resonance.  Further, the current flowing through the
> wires of an air core transformer is a milliamp or less.  You can't heat the
> wires (hence the oil) without appreciable current.

Agreed about the heating caused by current, but the current flowing 
in the wires of an air-cored transformer can easily be in the tens of 
Amperes range. Depends how much energy you feed in doesn't it? There 
must be few Tesla Coils out there with a milliamp or less flowing in 
their windings at some point or another.

Malcolm
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