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Re: Tesla Coil Understanding
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Re: Tesla Coil Understanding
Date:
Fri, 28 Mar 1997 19:34:38 -0500 (EST)
From:
richard hull <rhull-at-richmond.infi-dot-net>
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Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
At 11:38 PM 3/27/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Subject:
> Tesla Coil Understanding (fwd)
> Date:
> Thu, 27 Mar 1997 20:55:50 -0700 (MST)
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>Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 11:02:26 -0700
>From: Scott Taylor <staylor-at-ppco-dot-com>
>To: tesla-request-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Tesla Coil Understanding
>
> I have read and enjoyed the pointed posts to this list and it has
>helped a
>great deal of my understanding of Tesla Coils. One common thread that
>seems
>to be apparent, and this is what I am seeking comments from the list on,
>is
>that, in general, Tesla Coils are not all that well understood. Would
>you
>(the list) agree or disagree? Is the interaction between the primary
>coil
>and the secondary coil well documented and understood? Is the
>efficiency of
>a Tesla Coil understood, i.e., the whole Tesla Coil system consumes
>power
>from the wall, how much of the energy "makes it" to the top of the
>secondary...or is that even a legitmate question? Perhaps these are the
>incorrect questions...lets ask just one more in this fashion...What is
>NOT
>understood, documented in the literature, etc, about Tesla Coils?
>
>Thanks much to all,
>
>Scott Taylor
>staylor-at-ppco-dot-com
>
>Scott,
In radio terms, and as far as RF radiation is concerned, the Tesla coil
is
well understood. We are never concerned with any of this. We are using
the
system in a maximized loss mode from an RF standpoint. Our goal is
spark!
Spark and its relation to the RF, Its relative energy content, and a
number
of other points regarding the coil when operated solely for spark, are
not
well understood to any real precision.
Richard Hull, TCBOR