Re: PIG POLE SATURATION

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

Saturation isn't a current thing, it's a voltage (and frequency) thing...

At 08:11 AM 8/19/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Paul Marshall by way of Terry Fritz 
><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <klugmann-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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>It's possible but not at all likely. My 10 kVA pig will draw almost 300 
>amps in a dead short. thats more than 6 times the rated primary current.
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>>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>>Subject: PIG POLE SATURATION
>>Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 18:23:14 -0600
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>>Original poster: "Rikard Titus by way of Terry Fritz 
>><teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rikard_titus-at-hotmail-dot-com>
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>>Is PIG POLE CORE SATURATION POSSIBLE in Tesla coil power- up usage,if 
>>NOMINAL voltage is put across LV winding of  pig?
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>>-Rik