Re: 20 gauge wire

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• Subject: Re: 20 gauge wire
• From: "Malcolm Watts" <malcolm.watts-at-wnp.ac.nz> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 18:24:22 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

Hi all,
         Since this is an area of interest to me, I have the odd 
comment/query:

> Original Poster: "Megavolt Nick" <tesla-at-fieldfamily.prontoserve.co.uk> 
> 
> Hi All,
>           The idea is a that a larger wire lower L secondary can charge a
> bigger topload and therefore there is more current available to the arc (for
> disscussion of how arcs grow see the 'very long saprk' thread a few months
> back)

?  The topload is effectively charged from a primary energy store 
isn't it?   One thing that low frequency running does buy you is the 
temptation to build a higher L primary which definitely reduces 
losses in the primary if it allows an increase in primary energy while 
running the same or reduced gap current.

Regards,
Malcolm

> This is an inexact science, so the optimum for a different coil is rather
> difficult to determine (possibly a job for the Microsim boys?)  The
> theoretical Q factor of a coil does not seem to be too related to arc output
> as spark length is not really too dependant on voltage.
> 
> Regards
> Nick Field
> ><Original Poster adamsmith-at-mediaone-dot-net>
> > I'm now making a new 22 AWG secondary in hopes of improving performance.
> My
> > database of other coilers' results shows that those getting the best
> > performance in my power class have high inductance secondaries wound with
> > #22-#25.
> 
> 
> 

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