Re: The ideal DC coil power supply?

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Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>

I've never tried it, but the fellow I bought one of
these from (I have 2) used it on his Tesla coil. He
said it ran the coil fine. If I'm not mistaken, he may
have run two in parallel.

Adam

--- Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> At 01:42 PM 3/3/2007, Tesla list wrote:
> >Original poster: Yurtle Turtle <yurtle_t@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >How about an RCS-1000 YAG PSU?
> >
>
>http://www.hot-streamer.com/adam/garage/psu_34kV_1.jpg
>
>http://www.hot-streamer.com/adam/garage/psu_34kV_2.jpg
> >
> >It's 17" x 6" x 6", weighs in at 17 pounds, cranks
> out
> >up to 34 kVDC at 1 kJ/sec, and runs off of 200 -
> 240
> >VAC.
>
>
> 1 kJ/sec is about an order of magnitude too small..
> 10kW = 10kJ/sec
>
> I worked with one of the Maxwell labs charging
> supplies a few years
> ago.  It was in that category, but it wouldn't have
> worked for a
> tesla coil.  If you shorted the output, it tripped
> internal
> protection, and shut down, requiring a reset.
>
> But that IS the right idea.  I'm thinking of a
> purpose designed DC
> charging supply.
>
>
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