RE: Newb question on transformers

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>

A good question!  In theory, the higher voltage power supply would have 
lower losses in the spark gap.  How much so has never actually been 
tested.  You may find that depending upon what MMC cap you're using, 
building an MMC array for one NST vs. the other may be cheaper, so that may 
influence your choice also.

Regards, Gary Lau
MA, USA


 >Original poster: "Blimpie murdock by way of Terry Fritz 
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" ><blimpie120-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 >Ok newbie first time coiler here. My Question is about the main
 >transformer. Now, is it better to have a high voltage, with a slightly
 >lower current, than a lower voltage, slightly higher current? Or would it
 >not matter as long as the power(watt or p=i*e) rating is the same? For
 >example, if you had a 15kv with a 30mA output, would that be better than
 >say a 10kv, 45mA transformer? OR since both of the power ratings are the
 >same would it not really matter? Thank you for your time ~Tyler See my jeep
 >and my stereo here http://members.sounddomain-dot-com/jeepsrcool