Re: NO VARIAC USE FOR TUNING?

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• Subject: Re: NO VARIAC USE FOR TUNING?
• From: "Ruud de Graaf" <rdegraaf-at-daxis.nl> (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2000 06:40:43 -0700
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>Original Poster: Fucian-at-aol-dot-com
>
>Has any one ever tried tuning a coil without a variac?Would it be a problem
>for only a 9kv30ma powered coil?--Matt
>
>
Hi Fucian,

Tuning has nothing to do with a variac. The variac is only necessary if
you like experimenting on different power levels. Tuning is making the
resonance frequencies of the primary and secondary coil&cap the same.

You could half the power by simply using a diode in the power line.

Ruud de Graaf

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