Re: Shape of secondary coil...

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• Subject: Re: Shape of secondary coil...
• From: Bert Hickman <bert.hickman-at-aquila-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <terryf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Sat, 03 Oct 1998 14:51:57 -0600
• Approved: terryf-at-verinet-dot-com

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Original Poster: "chris morgan" <crmorgan-at-hotmail-dot-com>
> 
> Must a secondary coil be circular in cross section?  With larger sizes
> it would probably be easier to build a polygon than a circle.  Would
> this dramaticly affect performance?
> 
> Chris, via the inter-thingy
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Chris,

The secondary cross sectional shape is not critical. However, sharp
corners at the vertices of polygons may tend to promote corona
formation. So, if you plan to make a polygonal coilform, you might want
to "round" the corners on the coilform before winding the secondary. 

-- Bert --

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