Re: Smooth toroids vs. rough, was ,A Little more than general questions V

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Original poster: "David Knaack by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <dknaack-at-rdtech-dot-com>

> Original poster: <FutureT-at-aol-dot-com>
> A spun smooth toroid can be smaller for a
> given TC and spark length.   For instance, my TT-42 tc uses a
> 13" spun toroid, but when i used a corregated toroid, i had to
> use a 17 to 20" toroid to get the same spark output.   

Any idea how a reasonably smooth torpid formed of Al tape
would perform compared to a spun version?

DK