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RE: ribbon vs. tubing

Hi Barry,
            Self capacitance in the primary doesn't matter as it is 
completely swamped by the discharge cap.

Malcolm
 
> In one of Richard Hull's video tapes there
> was a primary made with ribbon.  The sharp
> edges seemed to attract an inordinate
> amount of strikes from the secondary.
> When it was changed to copper tubing the
> secondary streamers stopped striking it.
> The self capacity would seem to be higher
> also.  Richard's small coil uses ribbon
> for the primary and seems to work very well
> but it does not produce sparks big enough to
> strike the primary.  I have always had good
> results with copper tubing.  It is also good
> for the electrostatic design of the TC.
> Barry
> 
> 
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> |From: "tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com"-at-PMDF-at-PAXMB1
> |To: Benson Barry; "Tesla-list-subscribers-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com"-at-PMDF-at-PAXMB1
> |Subject: ribbon vs. tubing
> |Date: Monday, December 02, 1996 2:42AM
> |
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> |From chip-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com Sun Dec  1 22:30:23 1996
> |Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 22:02:12 -0700 (MST)
> |From: Chip Atkinson <chip-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> |To: Tesla List <tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com>
> |Subject: ribbon vs. tubing
> |
> |Greetings,
> |
> |I have started making my next coil.  It will be a 6" model, certainly
> |bigger than my garage :-)
> |
> |I have been thinking about the primary and had a question.  I realized
> |that the flashing that I use for capacitors comes in 4 or 6 inch widths.
> |It is significantly cheaper than copper tubing, and I was wondering if I
> |used ribbon of this flashing that had the same surface area as a tube of
> |the proper diameter (say 1/2") if it would have the same current carrying
> |capabilities and would work as well.
> |
> |I'm up for the experiment if no one knows, but I'd hate to just waste the
> |money if someone has tried it before.
> |
> |Chip
> |
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