RE: TC Optimum Coupling (was RE: Auto Quenching - OOPs!! forget that one ;-)

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Marco.Denicolai-at-tellabs-dot-com>

Hi John,

> Original poster: "John H. Couture by way of Terry Fritz 
> <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <couturejh-at-mgte-dot-com>
> 
> 
> Terry, Antonio, Marco, all -
> 
> Tesla coil theory and simulations must be used with caution. 
> Increasing the
> K factor of Tesla coils can increase the secondary volts 
> output? Reducing
> the number of secondary turns can increase the K Factor. If 
> you continue
> with this reasoning you might believe that you could use only a few
> secondary turns for big sparks or secondary voltages. See below.

You are supposed to act on the coupling factor k without changing L1, 
L2, C1 or C2. Otherwise your tuning (and voltage gain) will change too, 
mixing to the effect of the changed k. It is almost always about rising 
or lowering the secondary.

> Marco Denicolai says to "increase K as much as possible" 
> (theory). But how
> do you determine this parameter for a real world Tesla Coil? 
> Real world
> Tesla coils generally mean compromises have to be made.

Correct, that's why I don't believe many will strive to reach that k=0.6 
to win 18% in secondary voltage. I wouldn't...

Best Regards