Re: bi-polar (center-fed) TC

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: bi-polar (center-fed) TC
From: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 18:14:02 -0600
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Tesla List wrote:

>         On this list you may find people who rely heavily on theoretical
> calculations, and I imagine this post will stir up some dirty looks and
> comments from those who do, but I can tell you that I have personally
> observed that equations, as sophisticated and complicated as they may be,
> do not always produce useful results, especially with tesla coils.
>         If you do use equations and fancy math stuff, I know that you must be
> very careful to use them right, as they can be quite deceptive and
> misleading sometimes.

I like fancy math, but I know also how to make a physical construction
work, as appears to be also the case of most of the members of the list
that like fancy math. Excessive theoretical work (like those guys that
can't do anything without a Spice, or worse, a Matlab simulation)
can hide the essential simplicity of most physical phenomena. Excessive
disregard for mathematical modeling, specially when associated to
misleaded notions of physics, can lead to hours of wasted work, with
the final conclusion that all the physics is wrong.

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz