Re: Secondary Voltages

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>



> >From the answers to my question I realize this wasn't the simple question I
> thought.  I was under the impression that this was a simple 1 foot = 250kV,
> 2 foot = 500kV, etc. type thing.  Silly me considering how non linear TCs
> are. :-)
> 


Not so much the TC being nonlinear (except for the spark gap, they are
quite susceptible to linear analysis) as sparks being nonlinear (hoo boy,
are they nonlinear, all those turns and jagged lines <joke, from sitting at
computer too long>...)


> Being pretty new to coiling I realize I don't know much and the more I learn
> about the principles of TCs it becomes more apparent the less I know.  Thank
> goodness for this list and the vast knowledge it contains!
>