RE: Primary Heating

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Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>


Forgot to mention, I've observed the inner-turn-only heating both on my
"normal" flat primary, and also on my two-layer primary, where the top &
bottom spirals are joined in the center, with fuse-clip connections to the
outer ends.  See http://www.laushaus-dot-com/tesla/primary.htm.  Once again,
only the inner turns became warm.

Gary Lau
MA, USA

My innermost primary connection is by means of a very beefy copper strap,
securely soldered to the end of the tubing, and the connection to the strap
~ 2" distant by means of a 1/4" bolt.  The outermost primary connection is
the movable tap, and this by means of two fuseholder clips.  This is where
I'd expect to see ohmic heating, but do not.

Gary Lau
MA, USA

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