Re: Tank circuit L/C ratio

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Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>

Tesla list wrote:
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> Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>"
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> A high L, low C, primary gives a higher surge impedance, and
> lower gap losses.  But the C must be large enough so that
> 120 bps (or 100 bps), can be used which gives the  best "efficiency".
> You want C to be large, and L to very quite large.

Can you define what would be "surge impedance"? High L, low C certainly
reduces the current in the primary by rising its impedance level, but 
I don't see how an special kind of impedance comes from this.

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz