Re: State finalist in the science fair with a Tesla Coil

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• Subject: Re: State finalist in the science fair with a Tesla Coil
• From: "John H. Couture" <COUTUREJH-at-worldnet.att-dot-net> (by way of Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>)
• Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 11:38:30 -0700
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

  Malcolm -

  Inside the secondary there would be magnetic fields (Faraday) due to
current in the windings. There would also be EM fields (Hertz) due to the RF
frequency. I have never heard of anyone measuring these fields inside the
coil. How would you measure them when the TC is operating? 

  John Couture

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At 07:09 PM 3/31/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Original Poster: "Malcolm Watts" <MALCOLM-at-directorate.wnp.ac.nz> 
>
>Hi Kent,
>
>> Original Poster: "Kent & Kim Schaffer" <santoken-at-bright-dot-net> 
>
><snip> 
>> Here is a question that is off the topic of the science fair, has anyone
done
>> any reasearch on what exactly is going on INSIDE the secondary on a TC?
>>  
>> Kent
>
>What exactly do you mean by "inside"?  If you are asking whether the 
>dynamics of electrical currents in and voltages surrounding the 
>secondary have been explored, they have - probably to the point of 
>exhaustion. 
>
>?
>Malcolm
>

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