Re: How should we measure coil efficiency

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• Subject: Re: How should we measure coil efficiency
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• Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:09:53 -0500
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Sent: 	Saturday, July 26, 1997 3:11 PM
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Subject: 	Re: How should we measure coil efficiency

In a message dated 97-07-26 13:01:11 EDT, you write:

<< 
> I maintain that this msmt can be done during operation, with an HV probe
> and an oscilloscope.  One simply has to observe the cap voltage just before
> the gap fires.  The msmt results are quite repeatable.
 
> The only reason that the msmt is easier on a DC coil is because the cap
voltage
> at firing is more constant, so an RMS conversion is not necessary.
 
> -GL

Greg, All,

Agreed, also a sync-gap should give a pretty repeatable energy charge 
too, I would think?

John Freau
 
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