Re: Superconductivity

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Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>

Hi Nele,

If your can make a lower loss gap with your super conducting stuff, it
would be a giant step forward!!!

Cheers,

	Terry


At 09:04 PM 6/28/2001 +0200, you wrote:
>Terry,
>
>It can be done. I was already thinking about this. Efficiency would be over
>80%. And becouse it is only spark gap we are talking about, it makes the
>things much easyer to construct.  In electromagnetic fields, I made the same
>achievement with fields of 0,1T(Tesla) using superconductors, as they were
>at 10T, using regular copper ones, so it can be done. I`ll let you all know
>what I did, as soon as I try it on my own TC - but I think there is no doubt
>about it...
>
>Regards,
>Nele!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>Date: Thursday, June 28, 2001 8:18 PM
>Subject: Re: Superconductivity
>
>
>>Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>
>>
>>Hi Nele,
>>
>>The losses in a TC are mostly due to streamers and the spark gap.  After
>>those two, the resistve losses in the primary coil, wiring, and caps is a
>>big factor.  If one could could make those parts super conductors there may
>>be some advantage.  Of course, just getting another neon transformer could
>>make up for those losses too, so the super conductor stuff would have to be
>>fairly easy to make it worthwhile for the average person to try.
>>
>>If you could make the spark gap (which can waste up to 50% of a coil's
>>power!) more effecient, then you would realy have something!
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>> Terry
>>
>>At 06:45 PM 6/28/2001 +0200, you wrote:
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