Re: self-C comments

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: self-C comments
From: huffman <huffman-at-fnal.gov>
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 08:08:28 -0500

> Tesla List wrote:
> > 
> > >From MSR7-at-PO.CWRU.EDUFri Aug 30 21:24:23 1996
> > Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 07:23:29 -0400
> > From: MSR7-at-PO.CWRU.EDU
> > To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> > Subject: Re: self-C comments
> > 
> > Hello All,
> > <snip prior comments>
> >         Regarding inverting a conical coil, coupling becomes very poor
since
> > the bulk of the secondary inductance is distant from the primary coil.
> > Perhaps an hourglass shape?
> > Regards,
> > Mark S. Rzeszotarski, Ph.D.
> 
> 
> Mark
> 
> Have you actually wound one or are you basing this on theoretical
> considerations. I am planning to build an inverted conical TC and I do
> not understand why I cannot supply an inverted cone primary to drive it.
> There may be some interesting shading phenomena with an inverted
> secondary.
> 
> Skip
This sounds interesting to me! If you do this please post the results.
If the input power could be 'directionally coupled' to the secondary
maybe the power could be forced to go mainly in one direction.
Dave Huffman