Re: Superconducting tesla coil...

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Original poster: "Black Moon" <black_moons-at-hotmail-dot-com> 

Ok, What about a coil submersed in oil? Or would that have to much RF 
disipation? Idea being it would help cool the whole coil, and compleatly 
prevent secondary to primary flashover.
Picture 2' by 3' plastic barrel of oil with some sorta super insulated 
power cables going into the bottom.
*ponders what 1megavolt insulation would look like*


>From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
>To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
>Subject: Re: Superconducting tesla coil...
>Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 16:47:06 -0600
>
>Original poster: davep <davep-at-quik-dot-com>
>
>
>>>>I've seen two messages about this in the archives, from '98 and '95. I 
>>>>was wondering if any progress has been made in this area?
>
>>>>And what kind of improved step-up ratio could you expect in a 
>>>>superconducting vs normal coil?
>
>
>>>A superconducting coil, if it could built properly, would probably
>>>give sparks that are about 8 to 10% longer.  No big difference really.
>         ...and require working with liquid nitrogen at best,
>
>         something colder, most likely...
>
>         ...and superconductors lose superconductivity in the
>         presence of large magnetic fields, so there is a limit
>         on currents/powers....
>
>         best
>         dwp