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Re: How to rise the secondary? (fwd)
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Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 21:57:09 +0000
From: "John H. Couture" <couturejh-at-worldnet.att-dot-net>
To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: How to rise the secondary? (fwd)
Tony, Gary, All -
What does happen when you add insulation or oil between the primary and
secondary coils? This certainly changes the picture regarding the
clearances, tuning, coupling, and raising the secondary. Can the output
(spark length) be increased over a classical coil or magnifier? The coupling
can be made tighter but that according to theory would not affect the
output. The tuning affects the output but the tuning could not be improved.
Tuning does not depend upon insulation.
Any comments?
John Couture
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At 09:46 PM 7/13/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 21:17:37 -0400
>From: Tony Lekas <tony-at-lekas-dot-org>
>To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>Subject: Re: How to rise the secondary? (fwd)
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>Have you considered puting some insulation around the bottom of the
secondary to
>control this problem? Maybe some HDPE. If you cut warm and form plastic milk
>bottle material it might help. I am considering this. Does anyone have
experience
>insulating the bottom of the secondary?
>
> Tony
>
>Tesla List wrote:
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>> Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 06:56:41 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: gweaver <gweaver-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>> To: Tesla List <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>> Subject: Re: How to rise the secondary?
>>
>> I think your right under perfect conditions but I don't think perfect
>> conditions exist. I know they don't in Tessessee.
>>
>> I build most of my coils in the winter when the air is cold and dry. I have
>> designed some primary coils to be a little tight on the inside turn so I can
>> cut it off 1/4 turn at a time to find best coupling without having to raise
>> the secondary coil up.
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> Make it simple and make it work.
>>
>> Gary Weaver
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>> >> To All -
>> >>
>> >> Why are coilers building Tesla coils and raising the secondary to make
>> >> them work properly? Raising the secondary of a properly designed and tuned
>> >> coil only reduces the output. Why use a faulty design of excessive
>> >> overcoupling then try to correct it by raising the secondary?
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>> >> John Couture