Re: loose coupling

To: tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: loose coupling
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 23:50:11 -0600
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Subject: 
        Re: loose coupling
  Date: 
        Thu, 20 Mar 1997 20:49:48 +0000
  From: 
        "John H. Couture" <couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net>
    To: 
        Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>


At 04:15 AM 3/17/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Subject: 
>        loose coupling
>  Date: 
>        Sun, 16 Mar 97 09:06:38 UT
>  From: 
>        "Robert Davis" <Davis_Lewis-at-msn-dot-com>
>    To: 
>        tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
>
>
>Hello, I am new to the list and am in the process of designing and
>building my first (small) coil and have a couple of questions.
>
>  I am a little puzzled as to why Tesla coils should be loosely
>coupled.  Is 
>this due to the high turns ratio (for the extra voltage gain, although,
>as I 
>understand it most of the voltage gain is due to the Q of the secondary
>at 
>resonance) resulting in a high secondary inductance compared with the
>primary 
>or that the degree of flux linkage between the primary and secondary
>should be 
>low for some reason?
>
>  I have also found difficulty in finding a good book on Tesla's work,
>could 
>anyone recommend a suitable title.
>
>
>Thank you in advance, I look forward to receiving your reply(s).
>
>Rob Davis.
>
>------------------------------------------------

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