Re: Toroids

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Original poster: "jason wallace by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jcwallace-at-cybrtown-dot-com>

hi ion_boy

you can place just about anything ontop of a coil, the main thing that
people try to find is the smoothest top load  possible, anything that has a
sharp edge on it will discharge before it is fully charged and  if it's not
fully charged you will not get the longest sparks possible.  but you can use
anything.
have fun
jason
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Date: Monday, October 15, 2001 5:00 PM
Subject: Toroids


>Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<PeterCGMN-at-aol-dot-com>
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>    I have heard that for a discharge terminal, instead of using a toroid,
a
>coffee can will do the same job (on a smaller coil). If a toroid is used
only
>for capacitance, I don't see why this wouldn't work. Is what I have heard
>true? I assume that if toroids are so much more popular they would provide
>better performance, but I don't know why. Can anyone fill me in?
>
>73, Kc0Ion,"Ion-Boy"
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