RE: RF Ground Connections - Wire Type

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Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>

What I meant was the inductance of a wire in free space and
it's affect on current flow, etc.. NOT inductance of a
coil.. 

Coiling in Pittsburgh
Ben McMillen

--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-hp-dot-com>
> 
> I've seen no evidence that the inductance of a coil is
> affected by the
> stranded vs. solid construction of the wire.  In my
> primary resistance
> experiments
> (http://www.laushaus-dot-com/tesla/primary_resistance.htm),
> the
> inductances of the coils were essentially the same for
> all conductor types,
> including solid, stranded, ribbon, and Litz.  The AC
> resistance was very
> much a function of conductor type, and this may play a
> role in a coil's
> performance, although actual performance was not
> addressed in my experiments.
> 
> Gary Lau
> MA, USA
> 
> >Original poster: "Ben McMillen by way of Terry Fritz
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <spoonman534-at-yahoo-dot-com>
> >
> >Let's not forget that solid wire has lower inductance
> than
msnip...