Re: ferrite mini coil

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


In a message dated 1/19/02 5:17:10 PM, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

>It would be more difficult to do the math if you were using a Ferrite Rod,
>unless you knew exactly what type it was. Apart from that -- they defiantly
>improve performance. I used one in my mini coil, and the performance is
>awesome! I'd guess with a ferrite core, for the same performance, you can
>use a lot less than 1000 turns. Just use as many turns as you can get still,
>just to be sure :)

Okay, but how many primary turns do I need and how much voltage should I 
drive it with?