Re: Smallest TC ever

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Original poster: "Area31 Research Facility by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-uswest-dot-net>" <rwstephens-at-hurontario-dot-net>

Jason,
 
That sounds like a nice achievement.  Winding a coil with #42 wire is indeed a
challenge.  I have found it breaks merely with the friction of passing over
one's finger while attempting to guide it.  Did you once make mechanical
watches for a living? :)
 
Robert W. Stephens
Director
AREA31 Research Facility
AREA31 Radio Observatory
Co-curator
Hangar31 Vintage TV Museum
<http://www.area31-dot-org>www.area31-dot-org
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> Original poster: "Jason Petrou by way of Terry Fritz
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> Hi all,
>  
> Yesterday I built the smallest TC I had ever seen!!! Here are the specs:
>  
> 0.8" by 3" secondary with 42AWG radio wire - 1200T
> Primary built out of old model railway track, tuned then soldered
> 950V 10mA tranny from an old radio transmitter
> 0.03uF plate caps made out of old 7" vynil records
>  
> This is a truly tiny TC. Its resonance is at about 650KHz which is about 4
> times higher than my normal 270W coil. Im gonna put some pics on my site
> soon,
> so I will let you all know. The max. spark length is about 2" with 3 5p coins
> stuck together with araldite and its great for demonstrations!
>  
> Jason
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