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To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla@pupman.com>
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Subject: High Voltage Test Equipment
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From: Tesla List <tesla@stic.net>
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Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 00:03:45 -0600
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Approved: tesla@stic.net
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From: Homer Lea [SMTP:HomerLea@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 1998 8:31 AM
To: tesla@pupman.com
Subject: Re: High Voltage Test Equipment
In a message dated 98-03-11 00:39:00 EST, you write:
> Have you done the calcs for your voltage divider?
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> A one microamp load on a small 100 KV coil will drop the sec voltage to a
> very small amount and make the measurement useless. The calcs are:
John
I did some calcs. to see that I would draw just a few ua. I don't see how 1
ua can kill the coil output. Even 20 ua with a 5000 megohm divider just draws
only (I^2)(R)= 2 watts of power at peak voltage??????? I thought if we put in
500watts we would get out 100? watts or so.
jim