RE: TC Handbook

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Original poster: "John H. Couture by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <couturejh-at-mgte-dot-com>


Malcolm -

By saying that Tesla coil design is empirical I did not mean that it was not
possible to design and build a coil now without knowing much of how it would
perform. What I meant was that because Tesla coil design is empirical we
need more building and testing and a book on how to do the testing properly.
The book should also contain actual test results which would be updated
periodically, possibly via the List.

John Couture

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Subject: RE: TC Handbook


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

HI John,

On 7 Jan 2002, at 11:27, Tesla list wrote:

> Original poster: "John H. Couture by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <couturejh-at-mgte-dot-com>
>
>
> Dan, Gary, All -
>
> I agree a TC Handbook would be a good idea but at present there is a more
> important job for coilers to consentrate on. There is plenty of TC
> information presently available on existing web sites, however as Dan
points
> out what is missing is the lack of test data from real coils. Present
> information that says you need a larger toroid, more turns in the
secondary,
> so many breaks per second, etc, need to be backed up by actual tests.
>
> The design of Tesla coils is empirical. This means that the design must be
> backed up by real world experience (tests). In the past coilers have made
> many tests of their coils but that information has never been assembled
into
> a book that can be referred to when designing a coil. There are some good
TC
> design programs available but being able to have actual test data easily
> accessible would be a great help to coilers.
<snip>

Would I be correct in thinking that by saying "design is empirical",
you are saying that no-one who designs and then builds a coil has any
idea what it will do prior to operating it? If so, I daresay there
are a few of us who can do a little better than that ;)

Regards,
Malcolm