Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>You could , but not just with any transformers you find. Let's say they're all 10:1 with 110v in the first. That means the second would have to be able to take 1100v in without the core saturating and put out 11kV without the insulation frying and the 3rd the same with 11kV in and 110kV out. Insulating for 110kV alone is no trivial task and even low powered transformers would be physically large and heavy. A method similar to this is to use transformers with 3 windings with the 3rd being the same as the primary of the first and series all the secondaries with the 3rd winding feeding the primary of the next and leave the transformers after the first floating (if these are close to ground they're toast). Only disadvantage of this is it can take lots of transformers and the first has to be powerful enough to run the entire stack. I've done this before several years back with (10) 110-4500v transformers from C &H sales and got 45kV at around 40mA before I decided to use a x-ray tranny.
Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tesla list" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 3:21 PM Subject: series of transformers for high voltage?
Original poster: "Ryckmans, Thomas" <Thomas.Ryckmans@xxxxxxxxxx> Hello, I'm interested in Tesla coils and high voltage... Is it possible to use a series of transformers to obtain high voltage, as in the sketch below? >From what I understand of transformers, Vout=Vin * (n2/n1) * (n4/n3)*(n6/n5) and with this wiring one would save on the TOTAL number of turns. Something must be wrong - otherwise it would used! http://hot-streamer.com/temp/serialtransformer.jpg Thanks for your comments Thomas