Re: tesla coil current

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Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Deliver to what?
Peak in the discharge from the topload?
RMS in the sparks?
etc...

Peak currents in the spark are fairly easy to calculate.  It's going to be 
mostly limited by the inductance of the spark channel and the capacity of 
the top load, for which a working number of 1 uH/meter would be good.

RMS current in the secondary is likewise fairly easy to calculate, since 
you know the power in the system, and you know the inductance of the secondary.

At 08:07 AM 11/4/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Original poster: John <fireba8104-at-yahoo-dot-com>
>
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>Hello all,
>
>I was wondering if any one could give a reasonable approximation on how 
>much current a 3" medium 2kw TC can deliver.
>
>Cheers,
>
>John
>