RE: Source for Aluminum Spheres (up to 12" threaded)

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Original poster: "John H. Couture" <couturejh-at-mgte-dot-com> 



Note also that there are several different sizes of toroids that have the
same capacity of a certain radius sphere. Which size do you use that would
be better?

John Couture

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Subject: Re: Source for Aluminum Spheres (up to 12" threaded)


Original poster: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
  >
  > Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
  >
  >  >      Has anyone here ever compared large spheres with toroids for top
  >  > loading of high-power TC's?
  >  >
  >  > Ed
  >
  > Toroids do much better than spheres.  I believe the first person to
  > start using toroids was back in the 1970's from
  > what i've read from Richard Hull's historical notes.
  >
  > Dan

	In what way better?  Clearly they work just fine but wonder what their
edge is over a sphere with the same breakdown voltage.

Ed