Re: Magnifier without magnetic coupling ? ? ? Simple pi-network

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Original poster: FutureT-at-aol-dot-com 

In a message dated 11/2/03 12:13:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:

Dan,

DC Cox has used this method for tube coils in the past, and I tried
it after he suggested it to me.  For sparks that were about 10" long,
I gained an extra inch of spark length using the method.  The sparks
were hot when they struck a ground due to the extra current from
the primary connection.  I didn't try it for a spark gap system.

John


>Original poster: dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com
>
>I've been doing a lot of thinking about magnifiers lately and was thinking
>it may be possible to get a system working that doesn't require the primary
>/ secondary type driver.
>
>Basically, if you have a conventional primary circuit comprised of the HV
>transformer, spark gap, primary capacitor and primary inductance, you could
>take a direct tap
>off the primary circuit and attach it to the base of a secondary resonator.
>It would be a simple pi-network and the output voltage would be similar to
>that of the
>conventional three coil magnifier and a function of the square root of the
>primary capacitor divided by the secondary distributed+topload capacitance.
>
>Is this type of system something Tesla ever experimented with??  If so, what
>are the known disadvantages and/or advantages of this type of system.
>
> >From simulations alone, this looks like something that could prove very
>favorable results.  Whether it would work in the real world, is a whole
>other thing.
>
>What are your thoughts??
>
>Dan
>