Hi John,There's more to it than variac at full. Gary's system had to be either pulling almost double the amps or there is something else not identified. Gary has stated that ferro resonance could be the cause. I am not so sure about that. If the NST was saturating, or ungrounded, maybe. A TC is certainly loaded, so I doubt loading plays a part. I can understand that if there was ferro resonance that the arc could start early at the gap, but the energy available in the cap hasn't changed (and spark lengths would be poor if so). The cap is a current controlled device (ferro resonance or not). I just can't understand how ferro resonance would affect much in TC service (but maybe I just don't understand ferro resonance well enough). However, if resonant charging is occurring, then I can understand the higher bps.
Take care, Bart
Bart, Gary,Maybe Gary's analysis assumed 140VAC input to the NST? That should raise the BPS a lot. John**************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)_______________________________________________ Tesla mailing list Tesla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.pupman.com/mailman/listinfo/tesla
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