Re: new member with Tesla coil current question

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Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com> 


Perhaps 1 mA.  Your dental tube needs more current.  A 15 kV NST in a 
multiplier circuit with a nice load cap (40 kV ceramic caps in series) will 
work fine.  Use a 120 mA xmfr if possible.

Dr. Resonance


>First time posting here and I have just been reading your very interesting
>archives!  Although I have been out of high voltage and Tesla coil
>experimentation for some time, I may be getting involved once again for a
>temporary time.  I have several questions that I'd like to ask about Tesla
>coils, x-ray transformers and high voltage supplies.  I won't ask them all
>at once as not to overwhelm, so I'll just ask about Tesla coils this
>evening:
>
>How much current can be pulled from a Tesla coil without excessive voltage
>drop?  I know this is a very general question, but to be specific, if anyone
>is familiar with the small coils that Science First produces (50 Kv max),
>that is the kind I am talking about.  If I were to feed the output from that
>into a shielded enclosure containing a small dental x-ray tube, and then
>apply filament voltage to the tube, approx. how much available current could
>I expect?
>
>Thanks to all, in advance, who respond.
>
>Jack Vandam
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