Re: Short, Fat Resonators?

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Original poster: "Malcolm Watts by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <m.j.watts-at-massey.ac.nz>

Hi Greg,
         I built one a few years ago (D=9", H=16"). It would make a 
great extra coil but is not the best for a 2-coil system. Too short.
It looks too nice to throw away.
     I suppose in some ways that comment reflects my particular 
interest in coiling which is how to get the longest sparks for a 
given power input (i.e. trying to violate Freau's Law :)

Regards,
Malcolm

On 29 Jul 01, at 22:22, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "Gregory Hunter by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <ghunter31014-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> 
> Has anyone on the list experimented with very low
> aspect ratio (1 to 2 diameters tall) resonators? On
> another thread somebody made some real interesting
> statements about the beneficial properties of wide,
> squat secondaries, and I'm wondering if anyone has any
> hands-on experience to share. I've been eyeballing
> those 5 gal plastic buckets that are so common these
> days. They are made of polyethylene, and "clean"
> buckets with no printing on them are available at
> Wal-Mart & similar stores. I bet one of these would
> make a fine secondary form for a low aspect ratio
> coil. I'm not serious about building anything yet. I'm
> just thinking about it, doodling with designs, etc.
> 
> Greg
> http://hot-streamer-dot-com/greg
> 
> 
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