Re: Alternate toroid shapes

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Hi All,

Seems to me that any shape that gives one independent control of capacitance
and breakout voltage can be made to perform identically.  If this is true,
then it seems that one need to identify a third axis of control that a
different shape can provide.

Gerry R
Ft Collins, CO



 > Original poster: "John Richardson" <jprich-at-up-dot-net>
 >
 >
 >
 >  > Has anyone done any experimentation into toroid topload shapes other
than
 >  > the typical round designs that all use?  Visualize a cross section of
the
 >  > minor diameter that is tear drop shaped as opposed to perfectly round,
 > with
 >  > the point of the tear drop facing out
 >
 >
 > I meant to include the fact that the small end of the tear drop shape
would
 > have a nice radius to it.  I'm just throwing thoughts out, trying to see
if
 > there are any inherent advantages in something different.  Seems to me
that
 > the next level of Tesla coil improvement is going to be in gaps and
 > potentially new topload configurations, now that the other parameters have
 > been studied in depth.  I suppose that the only way is to try it, and make
a
 > side to side comparison.  It would seem that a topload with a tear drop
 > cross section would allow consistent control of where breakout would
occur,
 > i.e. if the smaller of the two cross sectional radius' were facing out and
 > with a slight upward tilt, the field control would most certainly push the
 > streamers up and away from sensitive coil components.  And, just maybe,
 > there is a shape beyond what we are used to that would offer enough
 > performance advantages to make construction useful.
 >
 > John Richardson