Re: Primary Heating

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Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>

Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: "Lau, Gary by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<Gary.Lau-at-compaq-dot-com>
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>I wonder if a conical primary, where the inner turns are less under the
>influence of the outer turn's magnetic field, can be shown to have lower
>proximity-effect losses?  
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>Since the losses necessary to heat up a significant length of copper tubing
>probably are significant, would the losses in a primary segment (just the
>innermost 2-3 turns, since Litz wire can't be tapped) constructed of Litz
>wire be significantly less?
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>Gary Lau
>MA, USA
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Hi All...

after reading many of the primary heating threads, I began to wonder if 
( since we have so many great minds at work here ;)   ) someone has 
pondered the fact that we lose way too much energy in the spark gap that 
could be effectively transposed into the secondary/capacitor. Is there 
any way to reduce the losses in the spark gap, or is this a mute subject???

there is alot of energy lost ... consider the light produced, the heat 
produced... if we could only regain that energy and put it where it 
needs to go.....    maybe a 20% increase in streamer lenght ... if not 
more???

come on people lets give it a thought or 10 ....  just maybe we can come 
up with a new approach ...


hmmmmmmm    deep in thought

Scot D