Re: how much does current matter?

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Original poster: "Binny" <binny@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

How the Heck did you ever come to that conclusion?
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> Original poster: "Philip Chalk" <philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> 1.) Build coil
> 2.) Measure streamer length.
> :-)
>
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> Subject: how much does current matter?
> Original poster: ben eells <squeels2171@xxxxxxxxx>
> In my attempt to build a more powerful tesla coil I have come across
> this question. How much will the output current of your NST affect
> the length of your streamers. I'm using the program Tesla map to help
> design this coil and it calculates the max streamer length by the
> output wattage of the NST. Unless I'm mistaken output wattage can
> never be higher than input wattage. If this program is correct, and
> I'm sure it's not, I wouldn't need a transformer at all. So what is a
> better way to determine max streamer length given the output voltage
> and current of a NST?