Original poster: Gomez Addams <gomezaddams@xxxxxxxxx> On Jun 23, 2006, at 3:39 PM, Tesla list wrote:
Original poster: "David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> BTW, I've never experienced any of the "voltage spike" problems caused by the arc "snapping" at the bottom of the rails when it starts its "climb" that you mention, although I'm sure that under the right or wrong circumstances, actually, this could be a problem. I wouldn't agree that it could be more of a problem than with a large Tesla coil that draws similar power levels, though.
Wouldn't the inductance of the transformer itself act to significantly reduce the rise time of any transients appearing on the line side of the pig? I'm sure there must be _some_ transients, but has anyone actually measured them? - Bill "Gomez" Lemieux