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Re: Elementary Inductance.



Just wanted to thank everybody for such great answers!


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From: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: Elementary Inductance.


>Original Poster: "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz>
>
>> 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
>