Re: Primary Heating

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Original poster: "rheidlebaugh by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <rheidlebaugh-at-zialink-dot-com>

Scot D: Yes there is a way to reduce SG losses, but that is a new path to
problems. Tesla worked several solutions. Most TC's use loose coupeling to
reduce problems. Each person balances light show with trouble and chooses.
  Robert  H

> From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
> Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 21:25:33 -0700
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> Subject: Re: Primary Heating
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> Resent-Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 21:34:19 -0700
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> Original poster: "BunnyKiller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <bigfoo39-at-telocity-dot-com>
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> Tesla list wrote:
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>> 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?
>> 
>> Gary Lau
>> MA, USA
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> Hi All...
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> 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 ...
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> hmmmmmmm    deep in thought
> 
> Scot D
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