Re: Tesla Coil Operation - was "Harmonics"

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• Subject: Re: Tesla Coil Operation - was "Harmonics"
• From: Terry Fritz <twf-at-verinet-dot-com>
• Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 17:06:38 -0700
• Approved: twf-at-verinet-dot-com

>   The resonator inductor
> can be fine tubes of magnet wire, but the driver pri/sec system must be the
> best possible Q to generate the very powerful peak currents necessary to
> operate the resonantor.
> 
> Also, you want to keep the k factor of the driver around 0.6 if possible to
> couple the greatest possible amount of energy into this system.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> Dr.Resonance-at-next-wave-dot-net


Looking at Tesla's Colorado Springs lab, his driver circuits seemed to
be quite far from his secondary - how did he achieve such good results
from what seems to be such low Q?

Bob V

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