Re: 4000 watt Audio Amp to drive Tesla coil (fwd)

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Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:08:45 -0500
From: Mark Broker <mbroker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: 4000 watt Audio Amp to drive Tesla coil (fwd)

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:42:34 -0500, Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:57:28 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Timka <tomasdoc2002@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: 4000 watt Audio Amp to drive Tesla coil
>Hello all,
>  Did anyone ever used and audio amp to drive Tesla coil before?


Yes, and the results were lacking.  The problem is that audio amps are just simply not designed to operate at Tesla Coil frequencies.  Most good analog audio amps have low-pass filters on the output to keep RF out, and digital amps, like the kW behemoth you linked to, run out of bandwidth.  So, it can work, but you'll mostly have a space heater.

Mark Broker