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Re: Streamer loading and tuning (fwd)
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Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998 01:47:49 -0400
From: Richard Hull <rhull-at-richmond.infi-dot-net>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Streamer loading and tuning (fwd)
Tesla List wrote:
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> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 15:39:24 +0100
> From: Vivian <V.C.Watts-at-btinternet-dot-com>
> To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Subject: Streamer loading and tuning
>
> Hi all,
> Recent correspondence has prompted me to ask a few questions.
>
> Reading correspondence from John Couture he suggests raising the height of
> the secondary affects "find the proper tuning point". I have always
> measured the resonance of my secondary with top load separately form the
> primary. Then tune the primary circuit (without the secondary). Then I
> have brought the two together. I have never tried re-tuning once together.
> If the coupling can effect the tuning should I be tuning as a complete coil?
>
> On a similar note. If a sparking coil has streamers which correspondence is
> suggesting has a significant effect on top load capacitance. Would it be
> better to de-tune the primary lower than the secondary such that when the
> streamers are active they are in-tune?
I always find the resonant frequency of the resonator in place with top load.
Next I find the proper tune point by mathematics and then go out one more turn,
at least, and fire up.
90% of the time, that is close to dead on. I have noted this on this list on
and off for two years now.
Richard Hull, TCBOR
>
>
> Regards
>
> Viv Watts UK.