[TCML] Another NST question

[resonance]

No, don't series them.  They will fail.  Not designed for this abuse.  They 
are really designed to put out 12 kV for a few milliseconds to ionize the 
tube gas, then drop back to around 600 volts and supply a constant current 
of 30 or 60 mA.

Dr. Resonance

Resonance Research Corp.
www.resonanceresearch.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neal Namowicz" <neal at imagesbyneal.com>
To: "Tesla Coil Mailing List" <tesla at pupman.com>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 5:28 PM
Subject: [TCML] Another NST question


>I thought I had read before that nst's shouldn't (couldn't?) be put in 
>series to double their voltage, that it would be too much of a strain on 
>the secondaries. But, we all know that there's some "wiggle room" in their 
>construction, otherwise we couldn't get away with removing shunts and 
>doubling the ma output. So assuming that one phases them correctly, is it 
>possible to series two of them together? I was thinking 2 9kv/30ma's to 
>give me about 18kv, slightly less if I don't drive it to 100%. I just chose 
>that size because I have them already. Thanks everyone for your input on 
>this.
>
> Neal.
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