Re: RMS (Re: Why do primaries get hot?)

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Original poster: "Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <acmq-at-compuland-dot-com.br>

Tesla list wrote:
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> Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>
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> Just a side note: Tesla ( US Patt 685,012) points out that primary heating
> is a major problem causing de-tuning of the TC circuit.

Humm. Interesting concept. The coil could dilate and change shape, 
changing its inductance too. I don't see other mechanism.
Is this the cause of the detuning mentioned by Tesla?

Antonio Carlos M. de Queiroz