Re: Superconductivity

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

In a message dated 6/28/01 2:15:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

> 73
>  After some time reading the people`s comments on the list, I realize that
>  there is still one big problem in increasing the coils efficiency: everyone
>  have to realize that the basic design of the coil didn`t change for a 
really
>  long time(don`t want to mention how long). I heard about problems with the
>  top loads, conductors, primary power...... we have to move a bit further
>  from where we are I think. After some researching I realize that we could
>  build a whole new area of research in the field of Tesla coils. How? By
>  using the superconductivity. With no looses at all!!!
>  Recently, I have build some machines based on the principles of
>  superconductivity, that works more than great, and are a scientific proof 
of
>  what could be done with TC, if we use superconductors as a new technology.
>  This field is very problematic, and it needs some argumented polemics. So,
>  if anyone else on the list had some experiences with this, and want to open
>  a new area of research, he is more then welcome.
>  
>  Kind regards to all,
>  Nele!

Nele,

there was a very long thread on this subject on the list a few
years ago.  There's really not that much loss in the wire, most
of the losses are in the gap, so superconductors won't really
help very much overall, and would just give a few % better
efficiency overall, but nothing significant.

John