Re: Tesla coil applications

["Bill Lemieux" <gomez-at-netherworld-dot-com> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)]

On that fateful day 8/26/00 10:21 AM, thus spake Tesla list:

> Original poster: "brian foley" <ka1bbg1-at-mcttelecom-dot-com>
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> Subject: Tesla coil applications
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>> Original poster: "Jeremiah" <jmeizis-at-metallicafan-dot-com>
>> 
>> What are tesla coils usefull for?  Besides creating awesome displays of
>> electricity.  Are their any practical applications they can be used for.
>> I'm gonna stick my 2 cents in here. 2 items commonly using tesla coils are
> the computer monitor and television. the flyback is a blocking oscillator
> that makes the 20kv for the picture tube. the flyback may also supply other
> voltages like 5kv for focus and even lower voltages for other circuits. cul
> Brian

I wasn't aware the flybacks are resonant.  Doesn't an air core transformer
have to be resonant to deserve the moniker "Tesla coil"?  If not, why not
call all air-core RF transformers Tesla coils?

- Gomez

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