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Re: Scoping of Secondaries
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To: tesla-at-grendel.objinc-dot-com
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Subject: Re: Scoping of Secondaries
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From: ed-at-alumni.caltech.edu (Edward V. Phillips)
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Date: Sat, 16 Dec 1995 17:34:46 -0800
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The way to correct for the series resistance of the
generator, providing you know the secondary inductance, is
to calculate the total measured series resistance
=2*pi*f*L/Q, subtract the generator resistance from it, and
recalculate the Q.
To measure the generator resistance, if you have
a suitable voltmeter or scope, measure the open circuit
voltage and then load it with a resistance that drops the
voltage to one half. That will be the equivalent resistance
of the generator.
Ed Phillips