[TCML] "Integrated" charging choke and transformer?

[vatercox@xxxxxxx]

Dear List 
Having read numerous mails on the List regarding charging chokes in DC- fed TCs and also the German website of Thomas Rapp http://www.rapp-instruments.de/tesla-coils/Trigatron/trigatron.htm with regard to a TC that uses a Trigatron in place of  a spark gap I am wondering whether the function of transformer and charging choke can be integrated in one component. Rapp uses an ignition coil as a charging choke in his TC. Ignition coils -and also TV flybacks- would appear to have significant self-inductance in addition to mutual inductance -could this not be utilised to good effect e.g lower cost and fewer parts to go wrong?

JF Vater Cox
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