Re: [TCML] Re: Spark gap Resistance

["David Rieben" <drieben@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim,

Yes, thanks for the explanation, as crunching of the numbers reveals
that the PEAK power levels, both processed and wasted, are huge,
but when multiplied by the very short time duration, come out to very
reasonable RMS totals that still obey the laws of physics ;^)

Happy sparking,
David


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [TCML] Re: Spark gap Resistance


> -----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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