Re: Transformer OK for a Coil?

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Original poster: "Virtualgod" <mike.marcum-at-zoomtown-dot-com> 

Voltage a bit low/current a bit high (major ballasting needed). 4.5 kVA is
not my idea of "small", with 8-10 foot sparks with a good design. It would
probably work with current limited to less than 100mA. After that the small
gap would heat up too fast and a rotary would be too much of a pain get to
reliably fire at 5kV (gap would be either too wide and not fire or too
narrow, with motor play making the electrodes crash).
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Subject: Transformer OK for a Coil?


 > Original poster: Pat Masterson <bat-at-grumman-dot-com>
 >
 >   I have a Dahl trasnformer here. It has a 220V input, and puts out 5KV
 > at 0.9 amps. Can this be used with a small coil? Or is the voltage a
 > little too low? -pat
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