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Re: Tuning Problem & synergis
Hi all,
At the risk of repeating things Richard has already said (done
that a bit recently without acknowledging it too sorry)....
> > I have heard this term "synergistically", recently on the list,
> > but am not familiar with this method...could anyone fill me in?
>
> Humm, ahh, ummm....
>
> Balance throughout the system. Capacitor value matched to the
> transformer output, high-Q tank circuit and secondary, critically
> coupled primary/secondary w/large discharger and heavy RF ground
> go far to obtaining synergism in the system: input=output - low
> loss. By toying around with various factors a synergistically
> tuned system today is not nearly so hard to obtain as it would
> have been in Tesla's era. We know most of the major factors that
> go into high efficiency/syngersitic systems today.
>
> Thank you Richard Hull for pointing these out. Many times I find
> myself simply repeating basics you explained to me years ago.
>
> Richard Quick
I'd like to reiterate Richard's formula for a good secondary : a
structure as compact and high inductance as you can get without
compromising AC performance through miniscule wire size and ensuring
it's tall enough to withstand the final single-bang terminal voltage.
In the Notes, Tesla realized the limitations the capacitance in
his coils was placing on voltage production and tried many schemes to
reduce it - mostly to no avail as he misread where the capacitance
was arising. He thought, at least initially, that it was interturn
whereas it is in fact an inherent part of the structure. In short,
small size = low capacitance. What he would have done with today's
plastics is something one can only guess at.
Regards,
Malcolm
> > > ... If all else fails... Throw another megavolt across it!
> ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
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