Re: Re[2]: Joules per bang...

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Original poster: "June Heidlebaugh" <rheidlebaugh-at-desertgate-dot-com> 

The argument lacks a time variable.  ie. I have 20kv discharging at 200 amps
that is 4 meg watt pulse power at 120 pps, but the 4 meg is applied for 2
uSeconds  so I have only 2 watt seconds  x  120= 240 watt seconds and 4 Meg
watt pulse power. Very big difference in average power and peek power.
    Robert   H
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Subject: Re[2]: Joules per bang...


 > Original poster: Mike Poulton <mpoulton-at-mtptech-dot-com>
 >
 > Tesla list Wrote:
 >  > Original poster: BunnyKiller <bunikllr-at-bellsouth-dot-net>
 >  > you should have 675W of energy pulsing
 >  > into the primary...    and at 675W per bang at 120 times a second...
 >  > thats  81KW per second....   sooooo   either we arent getting full
charge
 >  > on the caps or my math is terrible....    this raises a new
 >  > question....    anyone have an answer???
 >
 > The answer is that your math is terrible.  "Kilowatts per second" is a
 > meaningless unit, unless it is used to describe rate of change of
 > power (which is NOT what was calculated here).
 >
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