Re: Theoretical understanding

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Original poster: Bart Anderson <classi6-at-classictesla-dot-com> 

Hi Tristan,

Read pn1401 and pn2511 at the following site. These are accessible at Paul 
Nicholson's TSSP pages.
These are a "work in progress", but I think you'll find them interesting 
regarding the physics involved with these resonators.

http://www.abelian.demon.co.uk/tssp/

Take care,
Bart

 > Original poster: tristan Matthews <thrawnda-at-yahoo-dot-com>

> >
> > Hi everyone, i have just joined the list after finishing building my first
> > Tesla coil as a UCB lab class final project. While I was been able to find
> > an amazing amount of information on the web about how to build the coil,
> > but was unable to find any really understanding of how it theoretically
> > works. The book "Modern Tesla Coil Design and Theory" by Duane A. Bylund
>is
> > most commonly, and almost exclusively, referenced but it has gone out of
> > print and I have been unable to find a copy of it. So I'm I find my self
>in
> > search of guidance as to what references others have found useful?
> >
> > Thanks for your help
> > Tristan Matthews