Re: Elementary Inductance.

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• Subject: Re: Elementary Inductance.
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:47:13 -0700
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

> Original Poster: "JimmyD" <jim_del-at-email.msn-dot-com> 
> 
> I know this is an elementary question, and that it may have been answered
> before on the list but,
> 
> In _lay terms_ , what determines the inductance in a coil?
> 
> The diameter, 

Yes

>the height,

Yes

> the guage of the wire, 

No 

 the number of turns or the
> length of the wire?

Yes and yes. 

> In tesla operation what is the relationship of the primary to the secodary?
> The guage? The number of turns? The diameters? The heights?

Can you be more explicit? They are independent coils loosely coupled 
together. As far as tuning goes, for a successfully running TC you 
need to meet the condition Lp.Cp = Ls.Cs

Malcolm

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