Mini coil updade

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Original poster: Chris Roberts <quezacotl_14000000000000-at-yahoo-dot-com> 

Hi everybody!
A couple of days ago I finally got a meter to measure the current my mini 
coil's 3/20 NST (shunts removed) runs at. After measuring the current, I 
would finally be able to enter it into the mini coil contest. While hooking 
it up to the meter, I was fantasizing about it being super-efficient, etc. 
=D Then I flipped the switch and looked at the meter...
Aw nuts. So much for being the least bit effecient. =P The little 
transformer puts out 82 milliamps. I was certanly surprised. Let's see... 
that means that the coil runs at 246 VA, making it too powerful to put in 
the mini coil contest. <Sigh> I don't think that I will fiddle with the 
shunts right now, because the coil is doing fine, hasn't blown up, and I'm 
not one to change that. =D
Here's a picture at:
<http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/mini_1.jpg>http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/mini_1.jpg


-Chris