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Subject: Windings
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From: richard.quick-at-slug-dot-org (Richard Quick)
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Date: Sat, 18 Nov 1995 02:02:00 GMT
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Quoting Ryan M Ruel <rmr-at-christa.unh.edu>:
> I recently read in the pamphlet Tesla Coil, by George Trinkaus,
> that the primary should be wound in the same directions as the
> secondary. I built my coil so the primary is wound opposite to
> the secondary. During construction, I looked at Chip A.'s coil
> pics and it appears that I built mine the same as his. The
> coil works off induction amplified by resonance, so I don't
> really see why it should matter. Would somebody please tell me
> if I built mine right? I sure hope I don't have to change
> things around. It would probably be easier to flip the
> secondary over rather than unfasten the copper tubing of the
> primary. What a pain. I sure hope I don't have to change
> anything!
Not to worry. There is absolutely no difference in performance
that I have been able to detect with the coils opposite wound.
Richard Quick
... If all else fails... Throw another megavolt across it!
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