Modern X ray machines are now using TC's for their HV supplies.
Significantly smaller and lighter than a transformer set.
The smaller dental sets now days are TC's as well for the HV.
I almost had an older supply. About 19" x 8" x 16" and around 100
pounds. Significant when you think of the transformer sets.
The coil and rectifiers are still in an oil filled housing and the TC
has a separate external exciter.
Overall cost and weight savings are worth it.
The one I saw was around 100KV at 100 ma.
Thanks, Frank
At 06:00 AM 15-02-14 -0800, you wrote:
On 2/14/14 5:19 PM, rd_parker@xxxxxxxx wrote:
Monster movies; what a useless purpose.
Bob.
Entertainment is a huge, huge business.
Doing physical effects was my living for a number of years.
And that reminds me to add another "use" for tesla coils:
Art
Entertainment
Education
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