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Re: Idea- Collect Coil Data from List & make a database?
From: Mike Harrison[SMTP:wwl-at-netcomuk.co.uk]
Reply To: wwl-at-netcomuk.co.uk
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 1997 5:40 AM
To: Tesla List
Subject: Re: Idea- Collect Coil Data from List & make a database?
On Wed, 19 Nov 1997 23:54:55 -0600, you wrote:
>
>From: Adam[SMTP:absmith-at-tiac-dot-net]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 1997 11:10 PM
>To: tesla list
>Subject: Idea- Collect Coil Data from List & make a database?
>
>
>Here's a question/idea: Has this list ever been surveyed to collect
>experimental data? I have been to a few web pages, like that of Charles
>Brush, and the very specific nature of the data and construction details
>contained within these pages has been very helpful to me in building my
>coils. For example, when I was deciding on what H/D ratio was right for
>my 8" coil, I examined existing coils, quite a few of them!
>
>I could set up a web site, with a form for entering data. Data collected
>could include just about every aspect of a coil system, from power supply
>to toroid to gap settings and chokes, etc.. Every piece of each coil
>could be a subcategory, with different parameters to enter into the form.
[snip]
-Adam
Yes I agree this would be very useful (I suggested it a while ago to
no response) - with a reasonable number of entries, it should become
clear what performance is reasonable for a given set of parameters, so
for a new coil/setup, you can tell if it is better or worse than
avarage, so you know whether your time is best spent tweaking or
building a bigger one!
To get the idea off the ground, why not EMail a form direct to some
well-known coilers. You could probably gather some info yourself from
some of the coilers' web pages.
Perhaps some 'charts' might add interest - perhaps best spark/power
ratio, longest spark overall, best/worst appearence!
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