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Re: More maggie Q & A
to: Dave, Mike
Using the information in the archives, actually measure your coeff. of
coupling before operation. Set it at 0.6 for for magnifier applications.
There are certain values of coupling that provide optimum operational
points, and 0.6 is one of them.
Regards,
Dr.Resonance
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To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
Date: Sunday, August 08, 1999 3:12 AM
Subject: Re: More maggie Q & A
>Original Poster: David Trimmell <davidt-at-pond-dot-net>
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>At 11:33 AM 8/7/99 , you wrote:
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>>Next qustion.
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>>With regards to the primary/driver how close should the two coils be.
>>I thought 2" or so.(This should give me room to add insulation around
>>the driver)
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>This is the really tricky part, as you want them to be as close as
>possible. I wind my primary's directly over the driver coil. For my driver
>that I used up to 15KV, I used about 5/8 inch of 30 mill LDPE sheeting over
>the driver coil, from top to bottom, and then wound the primary directly
>over that. I think this is ok for neon systems, but higher power, and you
>may want more space and insulation. Remember, you want as high a coupling
>you can get.
>
>Regards,
>
>David Trimmell
>
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