would a 15kv 300 amp mri power supply

To: "'Tesla List'" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: would a 15kv 300 amp mri power supply
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 23:39:18 -0600
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From:  D.C. Cox [SMTP:DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net]
Sent:  Wednesday, February 18, 1998 12:13 PM
To:  Tesla List
Subject:  Re: would a 15kv 300 amp mri power supply 

To: A.S. Chesnick

Unless you are planning on building a Tesla coil with a 300 ft. long spark
and are using a 100 MFD cap you certainly don't need anywhere near 300
amps.  A standard pole pig running 14.4 kV current limited to 500-1000 ma
will do just fine to create sparks up to 20 ft. long.  The cost of the huge
cap for the 300 amp beast would kill the average experimenter.  I  would
pass on this "steal deal" unless you have a specific application for it.  

DR.RESONANCE-at-next-wave-dot-net

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> Subject: would a 15kv 300 amp mri power supply 
> Date: Wednesday, February 18, 1998 9:25 AM
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> From:  A.S.CHESNICK [SMTP:chestnic-at-cvn-dot-net]
> Sent:  Tuesday, February 17, 1998 5:41 PM
> To:  Tesla List
> Subject:  would a 15kv 300 amp mri power supply 
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> be ok for a tesla coil? because i might be getting one
> no it is not milliamps it is amps and i have to get a special generator
> to run it
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