Rectify ac input?

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Subject: Rectify ac input?
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Date: Sun, 1 Mar 1998 11:41:03 -0600
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From:  daniel_hess-at-vnet.IBM-dot-com [SMTP:daniel_hess-at-vnet.IBM-dot-com]
Sent:  Sunday, March 01, 1998 11:08 AM
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Subject:  Rectify ac input?

>out the secondary. On the other hand if you put the xfmr OUTPUT through a
>rectifier bridge you get a nice 120pps to your spark gap and coil primary.
>
>jim heagy

Yeah, but it would have to be at least a 15kv rectifier. I was trying to
avoid that process. If I can get away from this damn laptop long enough,
I may just go out into my shop and try it.

John Freau also sugested a half wave, (single diode,) as well. Either way,
I suspect that the reactance of the xformer primary will see it as dc
and current will skyrocket. A 1 ohm xformer primary, (dc resistance,) at
120 volts dc will draw 120 amps. Hence, I'll current limit the ac and
use a variac and monitor the current, as well as see what comes out of
the secondary. I'll post results.

Daniel Hess