Re: TC Secondary Base Power

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Subject: Re: TC Secondary Base Power
From: "John H. Couture" <couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net>
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 07:48:20 +0000

At 04:25 AM 10/22/96 +0000, you wrote:
>From rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-comMon Oct 21 21:18:11 1996
>Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 19:40:29 -0700
>From: Richard Wayne Wall <rwall-at-ix-dot-netcom-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: TC Secondary Base Power 
>
>10/20/96
>
>To All,
>
>I am attempting to measure power output from the base of a small 
>quarter wave TC secondary.  
>
>Since the secondary coil is oscillating as a tank circuit with the 
>toroid and counter poise (earth) as capacitor plates (a very gross over 
>simplification), shouldn't energy transfer at the base of the coil 
>equal energy transfer at the top of the coil?
>
>I have a phase corrected 12 kv 60 ma neon and power input should be 
>easy to measure.  Base power measurement is in watts.  Over all TC 
>power efficency should be easy to calculate.  
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>RWW
>
Hi Richard -

I have performed this test and show the results in my Tesla Coil
Construction Guide. Plans for the coil are also shown. The power transformer
is a 7500 volt, 30 ma neon. The test is unique because it shows how to
easily measure the pulses in the secondary that must be integrated. There is
a lot more Tesla coil information in the book.

Jack C.