it is clear that most of remaining energy goes into spark gap losses.
> Original poster: "Gary Peterson" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Original poster: "Langer Giv'r" <transworldsnowboarding19@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>... there is SOME radiation but it will be very small because the
>>coil is a most inefficient radiator because of its length compared
>>to the wavelength of the signal in it. . . .
> If one operates a very large Tesla coil in the non-sparking mode, at
> say 100 watts, and say that 5% of the energy is dissipated in the
> form of electromagnetic radiation, where do you think the remaining
> 95% goes?