RE: Maggies and such

["Malcolm Watts" <M.J.Watts-at-massey.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

On 16 Aug 00, at 11:23, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Duke, Ronn (CCI-San Diego CCC)" <Ron.Duke-at-cox-dot-com> 
> 
> Since it is preferable to have the maximum power available in a magnifier,
> wouldn't it be better to have a DC power supply feeding it? You would be
> running a variable RSG anyway, so it would not be limited by the AC sine
> wave. You could adjust capacitance (by adding or subtracting strings on an
> MMC) to the break rate for best performance. Is this possible?

I haven't seen any need to make the power supply for a 
magnifier any different to that used for a 2-coil system. What 
you suggest is entirely possible. Power out still = power in - 
losses however.

Regards,
Malcolm
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