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Re: Superconducting magnifier




From: 	Steve Rodway[SMTP:Legion-at-bigfoot-dot-com]
Sent: 	Thursday, November 06, 1997 7:51 AM
To: 	Tesla List
Subject: 	Re: Superconducting magnifier

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> From:   Jim Lux[SMTP:jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net]
> Sent:   Tuesday, November 04, 1997 10:13 AM
> To:     Tesla List
> Subject:        Re: Superconducting magnifier
> 
> > As I understand it the superconducting effect is destroyed by intense
> > magnetic fields because they destroy the electron coupling. Since
> > powerfull feilds are the aim in Tesla coils, I don't think that any sort
> > of superconducting system could work, sorry to dash your hopes, but
> > that's physics for you.
> 
> I don't think the magnetic field in a tesla coil would be high enough to
> quench the superconductor.  

Are you sure about that? The fields as the spark gap fires should be
very intense around the primary

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