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Re: Over-coupled or under-insulated?
Original poster: "Dr. Resonance by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
4.5 to 1 is an optimum ratio for most coil designs.
Dr. Resonance
Resonance Research Corporation
E11870 Shadylane Rd.
Baraboo WI 53913
>
>My secondary is quite short ( 6 inch diameter, 24
> inches tall, 3.84 H/D aspect with 22 gauge wire) so I suspect this might
be
> the culprit. Am I correct on this? If so, the only real options would be
to
> keep the coil undercoupled (which would mean a wimpy coil =/ ) or wind a
> much taller secondary (I'm thinking something like 31.25 inches tall, for
a
> H/D aspect of 5?) Any ideas on this? I want to make sure I have the right
> clue about this before I start trying things =D