Re: [TCML] Re: Spark gap Resistance

[Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Rieben <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Dec 5, 2007 1:41 PM
>To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: [TCML] Re: Spark gap Resistance 
>
>Hi Greg, all,
>
>Maybe I'm missing something here. 4200 amps (peak) across
>0.65 ohms translates to 11.466 MEGAwatts peak power loss!

if the pulse lasts for 1 microsecond, every 8.333 milliseconds, the duty factor of that 12 MW loss is 1/8333, or a bit more than a kilowatt.. 

If it were a 20kW coil, that's only a 5% loss..


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