Re: Top-load-less TC

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 6/6/01 9:45:34 AM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

>  Toploads are optional for this coil, which is why I am puzzled
>  by list members saying that a extreme toroid is conducive to maximum
>  output.  I have found that this is not the case at all.  Now either my
>  coil is an anomaly, or all coils can be tuned to give equal spark output
>  regardless of the topload.  Maybe a lot of list members just go by the
>  computer designed topload and never really experiment to see what a Tesla
>  can actually do with any given topload or no topload at all. 

Al,

I can't speak for others, but I have tested my coils with and without
toploads and I have reported this to you previously.  My coils definitely
give about 40% longer sparks using a proper topload.  So I can
say without doubt that not all coils can be tuned to give equal spark
length with or without topload.  My guess is that your coil is an
anomaly.  I made some comments about your coil about a week
ago, those comments suggest certain experiments you could do
to try to find the cause of the anomalous behaviour of your coil.

John Freau