> http://www.keelynet.com/energy/cornish.htm > > udv > Csaba Hmmm let me see... 18,000V @ 1 Amp = 18kW electrical input power, aluminimum wire being destroyed at a rate of 30mm per second...sounds more like a TIG welder! With 18kW you could make a reasonable electric vehicle and not have to feed it water & aluminium, nor dispose of huge volumes of aluminium oxide. -- Brent Brown, Electronic Design Solutions 16 English Street, Hamilton, New Zealand Ph/fax: +64 7 849 0069 Mobile/txt: 025 334 069 eMail: brent.brown@clear.net.nz -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu