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Re: Direct current coils
I follow the basic ideas but am not familiar with all the terms....I do
need a good book recommended that deals specifically with direct current
coils. I specifically want information as to what happens to the current
from start to finish.
> Original Poster: "Dr. John W. Gudenas" <jgudenas-at-admin.aurora.edu>
>
> Paul
> All coil tank circuits containing capacitors and inductors are
> designed to
> resonate at a matching frequency with the coil (primary and secondary)
> and
> thus, are indeed subject to high frequency AC, power surges, dampened
> waves
> and all sorts of nasty things that capacitors don't really like. A CW
> coil
> capacitor is
> some what less stressed, but still challenged.
>
> Even the final filter capacitor ( assuming basic FWB ) in the
> rectification
> circuit must help smooth
> out a rising and falling voltage. This capacitor is critical to insure
>
> smooth DC
> going to the rotary spark gap or the CW oscillator.
>
> If none of this makes any sense to you, then please pick up one of the
>
> excellent
> books written by the list members. Capacitors in a coil circuit are
> dangerous. A high voltage
> DC filter circuit can be especially deadly, considering the joules of
> energy at a high voltage.
>
> There is safety and power in knowledge.
> Be safe in your coiling.
> John
>
> John W. Gudenas, Ph.D.
> Department Chair of Computer Science and Mathematics
> Aurora University, Aurora IL 60506
> Office: 630-844-5539 Fax: 630-844-7830
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 10:48 PM
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> Subject: Direct current coils
>
> Original Poster: "Paul R. Eitson" <xyme2-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>
> Does anyone know where I can obtain plans for a coil that runs off
> direct current?
> Would the capacitor in a direct current coil be subject to alternating
>
> current?