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Re: 120 or 240 VAC? to power 4 15KV 30ma NST's



Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Zimtesla-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 8/8/2003 7:28:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:


>I want to power four 15KV 30ma NST's (all with 120 VAC inputs).  I could
>put them all on a 120 VAC line and get a big 120 to 120 variac or put two
>on one phase and two on the other phase of 240 VAC line.


I have three 12KV x 60mA NST which I drive with a 22A 120VAC variac with no 
problems. I have (by accident) started the system without the variac with 
no failures but it is best to bring this type of arrangement up slowly with 
a variac.
Jim