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ok design?
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From: Jim Lux [SMTP:jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net]
Sent: Friday, March 06, 1998 1:05 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: ok design?
> Last thing: for the current to get to 7.8A, winding resistance must
> be less than 13/7.8 Ohms = 1.67 Ohms roughly. But if it approaches
> this value, an even longer period would be required as an RL time
> constant is also factored in. Then it is a matter of knowing L to
> know how long V must be applied for the current to hit the required
> value.
>
> One can work through it in other ways too. If L is known, you can use
> E/cycle = W x t where E = 0.5L x Ipk^2 and t = time per cycle
>
> Malcolm
>
>
Auto coil L is around 5-10 mH.....