Re: toroid

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Subject: Re: toroid
From: Tesla List <tesla-at-stic-dot-net>
Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 01:42:53 -0500
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Subject:  Re: toroid
  Date:   Thu, 3 Apr 1997 23:11:38 +0000
  From:   "Bert Pool" <bertpool-at-flash-dot-net>
    To:    Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>


> Date:          Fri, 16 May 1997 09:44:49 -0500
> To:            tesla-at-poodle.pupman-dot-com
> Subject:       Re: toroid
> From:          Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>

> Subject:    Re: toroid
>       Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 21:04:22 -0800
>       From: Greg Leyh <lod-at-pacbell-dot-net>
>         To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> References: 1
> 
> 
> Kenneth Aaron wrote:
> 
> > Has anyone tried using the inner tube of a tire as a toroid ?
> > the rubber should conduct (at such high voltages) ....
> 
> 
> The rubber may conduct, but with a resistive loss of I^2*R!
>                           *pop*
> 
> I am presently building a toroid using an 1800/R49 innertube
> as the supporting form, with a flexible latticework of 1/16"
> aircraft cable weaved around the outer surface.  The feature
> size of the mesh will be about 1.5".  The finished size of 
> the toroid should be about 25" x 96".
> 
> 
> -GL
> 
> 

Greg, I'm glad to see you building a large toroid.  Are you going to 
replace the one you have or try adding its capacitance to your 
current top?

Bert Pool
bertpool-at-flash-dot-net