Re: More power and less resistance

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: More power and less resistance
From: Ed Phillips <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1998 22:50:30 -0700
Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

"Hi Mel,

        The work I have done would suggest that the secondary's
resistance is not
a major factor.  There are limits but I would spend my time working on
other areas and not worry about the secondary wire size.  Most people
use
20-24 wire with no problems.  I would think as long as your wire does
not
actually start to get warm you would be fine.  The spacing is a valid
issue
but perhaps there are other tricks you could use there.  If you are
winding
on some type of machine, perhaps you could drap a length of wire between
the new and last winding to act as a spacer as you went along...

        Terry"

	A good point.  Even NST driven TC's are running with several hundred
watts input, of which at least half must get into the primary.  If even
10% of that were lost in the secondary, it would get quite warm.  If 10%
were lost, it shouldn't have much effect on the output.