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RE: Tesla Coil Efficiency Test



Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi,

I ran the computer model of my small coil today.  The schematic is at:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/TeslaCoils/MyCoils/SmallCoil/SmallCoilSCH.gif

The power losses are listed at:

http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/SmallCoilPower.gif

The power into the coil itself is 294 - 59.7 = 234.3 watts and the streamer
power is 81.4 watts.  The effieciency is about 34.7%.  Not that the gap
eats 40% more power than the streamers!

Cheers,

	Terry