Re: variacs in series

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Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net>

Capacitor costs per Joule go way up with higher voltage ratings.

KEN

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Subject: Re: variacs in series


> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
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> Fox,
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> 19.9kV will work fine.  I prefer higher voltages up to a point.
> If I had a choice, I'd use 19.9kV rather than 14.4kV.  There will be
> little difference in the practical world however.  Many coils have
> been built that run at around 20kV.  These higher voltages are
> excellent for use with series-quenching rotaries.
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> John
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> > speaking of pigs. it seems most coilers get the 14.4kv primaries. What
> > would the effect be of using a 19.9kv primary at the same kva rating?is
> > there any reason not to? i suspect going too high would create flashover
> > and such. but it seems like going a bit higher with voltage would help
> > compensate for drop due to ballasting or resistive loads. furthermore,
it
> > would require less capacitance, but need a cap rated for higher voltage,
> > which, isn't really a problem. i just like to know what other people
think
> > on this :)
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> > -fox
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