Re: Latest magnifier results

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Subject: Re: Latest magnifier results
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Mon, 09 Jun 1997 21:23:19 -0500
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Subject:     Re: Latest magnifier results
      Date:  Mon, 09 Jun 1997 07:35:13 -0800
      From:  Greg Leyh <lod-at-pacbell-dot-net>
        To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
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Bert Pool wrote:

> Wild Bill Emery and I built a new primary for our magnifier Saturday.
> We increased its diameter by a total of four inches which reduced
> coupling to an acceptable degree (nope, we have not yet measured the
> actual value).  This night's run we tested the new FOUR layer
> secondary and a new TWO layer resonator coil.  Did it work?
> 
> We are proud new entrants into the grand order of 10+ foot spark
> makers.  We couldn't be more excited.  Well, ok, if we'd gotten 15
> foot sparks, then we'd have been more excited.


Congrats Bert!

What exactly do you mean by a "two layer coil"?  Wouldn't the ends
of each layer arc to the other layer?

-GL