Re: Sphere top load

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Hollmike-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 12/19/01 4:22:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
writes: 


>
> What are other coilers experience using a sphere for a top load?  Is this
> ball 
> just too large for this small coil?  It probably is not large enough for my 
> bigger coil.  This is a 6" coil running at about 7 kva with two toroids, 33" 
> and 40".  Terry, have you tried your very large 20" ball on any of your
> coils? 
>
> Ed Sonderman 



I suspect you want the radius of curvature to be smaller than that of the coil.

Mike