Re: 6Kv/30mA

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Hi Jeremy,

On 7 Aug 2003, at 9:37, Tesla list wrote:

 > Original poster: "Jeremy Scott by way of Terry Fritz 
<teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <supertux1-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > So, just for fun I decided to hook up my 6Kv/30mA NST
 > to my 4.5" coil. The coil was designed for 15Kv/60mA,
 > so with a little adjusting of the SRSG it would fire
 > for 6Kv. Capacitor size is 10nF. I got approximately
 > 12" streamers. Is this comparable to say, a smaller
 > desktop coil that uses the same level of power?

I got approximately that result from a 5kV 30mA transformer a few
years ago. One of these days I'm going to go all-out to see what the
best I can do with that transformer is.  have a secondary, primary
and variety of caps and gap. Trouble is that I'd have to move a
bundle of sensitive devices from the garage (not to mention the
lawnmower, petrol can etc.) in order not to wreck anything (garage
included). Lots of hassle.

Malcolm