Re: torque conv./ inner tubes

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: torque conv./ inner tubes
From: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 10:10:46 -0800
Subscriber: bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com Mon Jan 13 22:08:25 1997

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Subscriber: knardell-at-mailhost.accesscom-dot-net Sun Jan 12 22:17:04 1997
> Date: Sun, 12 Jan 1997 17:16:07 -0600
> From: Kevin <knardell-at-mailhost.accesscom-dot-net>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: torque conv./ inner tubes
> 
> At 11:25 AM 1/11/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >Subscriber: sroys-at-umabnet.ab.umd.edu Sat Jan 11 10:47:48 1997
> >Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 13:01:15 -0500 (EST)
> >From: Steve Roys <sroys-at-umabnet.ab.umd.edu>
> >To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> >Subject: Re: torque conv./ inner tubes
> >
> >On Thu, 9 Jan 1997, Tesla List wrote:
> >
> >>    Try filling the tube with water.  Where are you getting the CuSO4 from ?
> >>
> >>  Chris >>
> >> Pentahydrate, or CuSO4 can be made, its a hassle and the quan is small for
> >> the price so I just buy it from hagenow labs.   Stephen.
> >
> >I think CuSO4 is the ingredient in the stuff that you can buy to kill the
> >roots in your sewer line.  Go to Hechinger's and check the label.
> >
> >Steve Roys.
> >
> >
> And anything else it comes in contact with. I still think the original idea
> of finding a old world globe, the metal typpe and sandblasting it would be
> the thing but everyone likes the toroid. I personaly have better luck with a
> round type terminal (shpere) than the toroid. Can anyone tell me why that
> would be?
> 
>                                        Regards,
>                                             Kevin Nardelle
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Kevin,

A globe packs about 25-30% more capacitance than a toroid with the same
major diameter. However, the toroid is much more effective in protecting
the top of the winding from corona breakout. Either will work - but at
higher power levels, the toroid is preferred by most coilers. 

-- Bert --