RE: mini-tc charmed

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Original poster: "Christopher Boden by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <chrisboden-at-hotmail-dot-com>

If it's near the primary and on axis (like yout secondary is) then it's 
definately robbing power, it's called a Shorted Turn. This happens often 
with Strike Rails when people don't notch them properly. In fact, if the 
notch isn't wide enough on a strike rail, the ends will arc to each other :)

Turn an NST on end....one coil is above the primary, one below, they still 
get even power. The power transferred all depends on the coils relation to 
each other in the context of their respecitve magnetic fields, mainly, how 
close physically, and how far off axis.



Christopher "Duck" Boden Geek#1
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>Original poster: "Matt Skidmore by way of Terry Fritz 
><twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <fox-at-woozle-dot-org>
>
> > If you wrapped the Al foil tape all the way around the secondary 
> (especially
> > at the bottom, then you have created a shorted turn and it's probably
> > robbing your power. Cut a section out of the tape so it doesn't make a
> > complete turn and try it again.
>
>are you sure? i have the secondary wire that attaches to the alum tape at
>both the top and bottom. i dont see how this could be affecting it as it
>is before and after the secondary windings and the bottom one is below the
>primary. i'd like a second opinion. :)
>
>-fox


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