Re: PRIMARY

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

In a message dated 11/4/02 8:17:51 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:


>How do I figure out where to start tapping the primary coil?
>Or is it sort of a trial and error thing, to get the best spot?


To mystery coiler:

I ALWAYS run calculations on the design BEFORE I even build it.  It is 
quite easy using many of the spreadsheets available - I prefer mine of 
course.  That way you know that the primary and secondary are capable of 
being tuned for proper operation and you have some idea of where to set the 
primary tap to get started.  It will at least get you in the right ball 
park.  Usually within one turn.  After doing this many times, often you 
will be able to calculate the correct primray tap position within just a 
few inches.

Ed Sonderman