Re: Skeleton secondary?

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Original poster: "Peter Komen by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <pkomen-at-zianet-dot-com>

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Subject: Skeleton secondary?


 > Original poster: "Jolyon Vater Cox by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jolyon-at-vatercox.freeserve.co.uk>
 >
 > Dear List,
 >
 > Having noted that most secondaries are wound on solid tube formers, are
 > there advantages in winding a secondary on on a "skeleton" former (i.e.
 > circle of several insulating supports or tubes) for instance to minimise
 > self-capacitance?
 >
 > Moreover would there be an even greater advantage in employing a "Lorenz"
 > type secondary (where the wire is wound between  supporting poles
 > numbered 1 to 8 so the wire passes over 1 under 2 and 3 ,over 4, under 5
 > and 6, over 7 and so forth so that each complete turn is see end-on as an
 > 8-pointed star with the wire having been wound over all eight poles)
 > from the capacitance-reduction point of view?
 >
 > Jolyon.
 >

My first thought was that such a secondary would be interesting to try.
Then I thought about the process of winding it...

Regards,

Pete Komen