Re: Tuning TCs

• To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
• Subject: Re: Tuning TCs
• From: Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com (by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>)
• Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 07:55:16 -0700
• Approved: twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net
• Delivered-To: fixup-tesla-at-pupman-dot-com-at-fixme

In a message dated 3/20/2000 12:23:00 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

>  Original Poster: "Lau, Gary" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>
>  
>  > The mention of a fluorescent tube started me thinking, how about 
enclosing
>  > the tube in a light-tight PVC pipe with a photocell, and metering the
>  > photocell as a quantitative measure of coil output?
>  >
>  > Gary Lau
>  > Waltham, MA USA
>  
I like this idea, but one thing comes to mind:  It seems that if you operate 
a TC with no spark discharge, don't you get a more powerful radio 
transmission and wouldn't that light the bulb brighter than if a discharge 
was being emanated from the topload?
Any thoughts?
Mike

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